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Highland, Denver, crime stats, charts, data, map and analysis. Last updated Thursday November 30th.

Recent crime ranking changes in Highland

There were 4 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Highland.

New: The Highland monthly crime report recap for August 2023.

Year over year, 2023 vs. 2022

See how crime in Highland is going compared to the same period of time in 2022.

Crime type comparison, 2023,
Highland vs. Denver

See how the proportion of crimes in Highland compares with the city.

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New: The North High School crime report.

New Highland crimes reported since the last site update

    Saturday Jan. 21

  • Rape, 2:00 PM, no address given.
  • Tuesday May 23

  • Theft of parts from a vehicle, 9:40 AM, at 2926 N Zuni St.
  • Wednesday May 24

  • Public fighting, 8:30 AM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
  • Thursday May 25

  • Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, 11:54 AM, at W 29th Ave and N Zuni St.
  • Thursday May 25

  • Motor vehicle theft, 5:00 PM, at 3001 N Umatilla St.

Highland in the news

Fatal RTD bus stabbing was "without provocation or warning," Denver police say
Published September 25
Police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing on RTD bus
Published September 14
Two shootings and a stabbing overnight in Denver are under investigation
Published May 28, 2022

The past 30 days in Highland crime

  • There were 3 reported incidents of violent crime in the past 30 days. That's even with the 3 30 days before that and less than the monthly average in the last 12 months of 4.6 per month in Highland.
  • Domestic violence: 2 incidents the past 30 days, 2 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 2.2.
  • Sex assault: No incidents the past 30 days, 0 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.9.
  • Robbery: No incidents the past 30 days, 1 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 0.7.
  • Burglary: 6 incidents the past 30 days, 8 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 5.9.
  • Property crimes: 51 incidents the past 30 days, 52 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 48.8.
  • Car thefts: 13 incidents the past 30 days, 11 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 11.4.
  • Bike thefts: 1 incident the past 30 days, 5 the 30 days before that. The 12-month monthly average is 3.3.

Compare Highland to its neighbors

See how Highland's reported crime rate compares with the neighborhoods it borders (Sunnyside, Globeville, West Highland, Jefferson Park, Union Station, Five Points).

Highland addresses with the most reported crime

These are the top Highland addresses in Denver that have had the most crime reports this year.

  1. No address given: 44
  2. 2960 N Speer Blvd: 27
  3. 1416 Platte St: 15
  4. 3500 Rockmont Dr: 15
  5. 2525 18th St: 13

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

Latest serious assaults in Highland

Latest robberies in Highland

Latest burglaries in Highland

  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Nov. 21, 11:00 PM, at 2620 16th St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Nov. 21, 11:00 PM, at 2620 16th St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Wednesday Nov. 8, 5:22 AM, at 3211 N Pecos St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Wednesday Nov. 8, 5:22 AM, at 3211 N Pecos St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Nov. 5, 3:42 AM, at 2649 17th St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Nov. 5, 3:42 AM, at 2649 17th St.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 2, 9:00 PM, at 3456 N Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Nov. 2, 9:00 PM, at 3456 N Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Sunday Oct. 29, 8:00 AM, at 3638 N Federal Blvd.
  • Burglary of a residence without forced entry, Thursday Oct. 26, 6:00 AM, at 3050 N Umatilla St.

Featured: Read the October 2023 Denver-city crime report.

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

Monthly property crime in Highland

So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 42nd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 37th last year. 5.89 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 6.01 up until this point last year)
  • 24th in population-adjusted property crimes (down from 19th in 2022. 60.39 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 84.64 in 2022)
  • 19th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 55th in 2022. 1.22 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2023, 0.56 in 2022)
  • 36th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 63rd in 2022. 2.56 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 1.33 in 2022)
  • 52nd in population-adjusted robberies (down from 42nd in 2022. 0.89 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2023, 1.33 in 2022)
  • 33rd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 17th in 2022. 7.34 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2023, 11.9 in 2022)
  • 34th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 24th in 2022. 13.9 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 22.36 in 2022)
  • 16th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 11th in 2022. 4.34 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2023, 6.78 in 2022)
  • 39th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 41st in 2022. 2.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2023, 1.78 in 2022)

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 42nd 36 19 52 43
2022 35th 64 47 35 34

A table comparing Highland property crime rates

Year Property
crime
Auto theft Bicycle theft Arson
2023 24th 34 16 25
2022 19th 23 11 56

A table comparing Highland burglary crime rates

Year Residential
burglary
Business
burglary
Burglary,
forced entry
Burglary,
unforced
2023 17 49 53 19
2022 15 17 12 16

See the full year-by-year rankings for Highland.

More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.

New: Compare crime at DIA parking lots.

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The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly basis.

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The Denver-city recent crime map

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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