New: The North High School crime report.
New Highland crimes reported since the last site update
- Rape, 2:00 PM, no address given.
- Theft of parts from a vehicle, 9:40 AM, at 2926 N Zuni St.
- Public fighting, 8:30 AM, at 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, 11:54 AM, at W 29th Ave and N Zuni St.
- Motor vehicle theft, 5:00 PM, at 3001 N Umatilla St.
Saturday Jan. 21
Tuesday May 23
Wednesday May 24
Thursday May 25
Thursday May 25
See all the recent crimes in Highland here.
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.
- No address given: 44
- 2960 N Speer Blvd: 27
- 1416 Platte St: 15
- 3500 Rockmont Dr: 15
- 2525 18th St: 13
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 Sept. 14, 2:00 AM, at the 3200 block of N Federal Blvd.
Latest serious assaults in Highland
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Tuesday Oct. 31, 8:00 PM, at the 3600 block of N Decatur St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Oct. 27, 12:40 AM, at 2727 N Zuni St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Wednesday Sept. 27, 10:49 PM, at W 30th Ave and N Umatilla St.
- Threatening to imminently injure with a weapon, Friday Sept. 1, 5:46 PM, at 3714 N Mariposa St.
- Serious assault, Tuesday August 15, 9:47 PM, at 2990 N Speer Blvd.
- Weapon fired into an occupied building, Sunday July 16, 4:00 AM, at 2555 W 36th Ave.
Latest robberies in Highland
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Wednesday Sept. 27, 5:30 PM, at 2500 W 38th Ave.
- Forcible purse snatching, Wednesday Sept. 20, 3:00 PM, at 20th St and N Osage St.
- Armed carjacking, Sunday July 23, 11:53 PM, at the 3500 block of N Vallejo St.
- Armed carjacking, Friday July 14, 5:35 AM, at the 3700 block of N Lipan St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Wednesday June 28, 6:14 PM, at the 1400 block of Platte St.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday April 16, 2:24 AM, at the 1200 block of W 38th Ave.
- Robbery of a person in the open, Sunday April 16, 1:00 AM, at W 32nd Ave and N Tejon St.
- Robbery of a business using a weapon, Thursday Jan. 19, 8:49 PM, at 2636 W 32nd Ave.
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.
Denver crime maps
Denver crime trends map
The crimes trends map shows the change in crime counts and rates on a monthly and yearly basis.
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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