New: The North High School crime report.
New Highland crimes reported since the last site update
- Assault causing minor bodily injury - domestic violence, 11:40 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 10:00 PM, at the 2100 block of W 31St Ave.
- Rape, 4:00 PM, no address given.
- Criminal mischief to a motor vehicle, 1:25 AM, at 2424 W Caithness Pl.
- Serious assault - domestic violence, 6:51 PM, no address given.
Wednesday Jan. 1, 2020
Friday Jan. 1, 2021
Saturday Jan. 1, 2022
Thursday Jan. 10, 2019
Monday Jan. 10, 2022
See all the recent crimes in Highland here.
Highland in the news
- Woman’s death near LoHi park, South Platte River investigated as homicide
- Published August 1, 2024
- Man accused of fatal RTD bus stabbing was released on parole despite public safety concerns, records show
- Published January 2, 2024
- Fatal RTD bus stabbing was "without provocation or warning," Denver police say
- Published September 25, 2023
The past 30 days in Highland crime
- There were 4 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's less than the 7 30 days before that and even with the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.3 per month in Highland.
- Domestic violence: 1 incident the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.9.
- Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 3 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.4.
- Robbery: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 1.4.
- Burglary: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 17 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.5.
- Property crimes: 49 incidents the past 30 days, 61 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 51.5.
- Car thefts: 8 incidents the past 30 days, 12 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 8.4.
- Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.8.
Compare Highland to its neighbors
See how Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Five Points, Sunnyside, Jefferson Park, Globeville, West Highland, Union Station).
Highland addresses with the most reported crime
These are the top Highland addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.
- 1416 Platte St: 10
- No address given: 5
- 2401 15th St: 4
- 2960 N Speer Blvd: 4
- 2715 17th St: 3
The full list of Highland addresses with the most reported crimes
Latest notable crimes in Highland
A Highland crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.
Highland crime map
Reported assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported assaults in Highland happen?
Reported burglaries, by time of day
What time do most reported burglaries in Highland happen?
Reported robberies, by time of day
What time do most reported robberies in Highland happen?
Reported sexual assaults, by time of day
What time do most reported sexual assaults in Highland happen?
Latest homicides in Highland
- Thursday August 1, 12:10 AM, at 3500 Rockmont Dr.
Latest serious assaults in Highland
- Serious assault, Saturday Jan. 25, 1:30 AM, at I-25 north-bound and 20th St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Jan. 21, 6:30 PM, at 3160 N Federal Blvd.
- Serious assault, Thursday Jan. 16, 10:00 AM, at 3000 N Tejon St.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Friday Dec. 27, 10:00 PM, at 3108 N Fife Ct.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Dec. 13, 8:10 PM, at the 3300 block of N Quivas St.
- Serious assault, Saturday Dec. 7, 11:11 PM, at I-25 south-bound and 20th St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Dec. 6, 2:30 PM, at the 2500 block of W 34th Ave.
- Serious assault, Thursday Nov. 28, 9:30 PM, at 2603 W Caithness Pl.
- Assault causing serious injury in which a gun was fired, Monday Nov. 25, 10:38 PM, at 2777 N Zuni St.
Latest robberies in Highland
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Feb 3, 9:29 PM, at the 3600 block of N Tejon St.
- Robbery of a person in a residence, Monday Jan. 27, 4:07 AM, at 2926 N Zuni St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Jan. 11, 11:15 PM, at the 3200 block of N Pecos St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Saturday Nov. 16, 8:00 PM, at the 2700 block of 17th St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Nov. 14, 8:42 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2:20 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Oct. 28, 11:14 AM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday Oct. 2, 2:15 PM, at W 32nd 33rd alley and N Bryant Clay alley.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Monday Sept. 30, 2:00 AM, at 15th St and Platte St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Sunday August 18, 4:52 AM, at 2727 N Zuni St.
Latest burglaries in Highland
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Thursday Jan. 30, 11:22 AM, at 1560 Boulder St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Jan. 25, 3:40 AM, at 2420 17th St.
- Burglary of a residence with forced entry, Saturday Jan. 25, 3:15 AM, at 3215 N Tejon St.
- Burglary - other, Friday Jan. 24, 2:00 AM, at 1701 Platte St.
- Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday Jan. 20, 9:04 PM, at 1817 Central St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Saturday Jan. 18, 2:06 AM, at 1412 W 38th Ave.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Friday Jan. 10, 7:25 PM, at 3524 N Pecos St.
- Burglary of a business with forced entry, Friday Jan. 10, 9:00 AM, at 3210 N Shoshone St.
- Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Jan. 5, 11:00 AM, at 3417 N Mariposa St.
- Burglary - other, Sunday Jan. 5, 5:35 AM, at 3618 N Navajo St.
Updated: Colorado state crime rate charts.
Crime in Highland, by day of the week
Highland property crimes, by day
The day of the week reported property crimes in Highland happen.
Highland violent crimes, by day
The day of the week reported violent crimes in Highland happen.
Monthly crimes in Highland
Monthly violent crime in Highland
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 5.1 and the median was 5.0. The most in any month was 11, in November 2022, and the least was one in March 2021.
Monthly property crime in Highland
In the last 48 months, the average number of crimes in a month was 63.4 and the median was 62.0. The most in any month was 108, in July 2021, and the least was 23 in February 2025.
So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 19th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 32nd last year. 1.11 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.67 up until this point last year)
- 19th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 26th in 2024. 6.78 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.89 in 2024)
- 9th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 21st in 2024. 0.33 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 41st in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 37th in 2024. 0.22 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
- 17th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 41st in 2024. 0.33 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 7th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 31st in 2024. 1.45 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.67 in 2024)
- 32nd in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 54th in 2024. 1.11 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.89 in 2024)
- 21st in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 10th in 2024. 0.11 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
- 39th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 51st in 2024. 0.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
Compare Highland crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Highland's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Highland violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Highland.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43rd | 36 | 21 | 47 | 45 |
| 2022 | 35th | 64 | 47 | 35 | 34 |
A table comparing Highland property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25th | 34 | 15 | 26 |
| 2022 | 19th | 23 | 11 | 56 |
A table comparing Highland burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 44 | 55 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
See the full year-by-year rankings for Highland.
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
Featured: Read the January 2025 Denver-city crime report.
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Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and year-to-date basis.
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The recent crimes map shows where crimes across the city were reported in the last two or so months, and shows which addresses across the city have logged the most reported crimes.
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