Crime ranking changes from July to August
There were 8 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from July to August. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Highland.
- Highland improved 5 ranks, from 35th to 40th.
- Highland improved 4 ranks, from 31st to 35th.
- Highland improved 2 ranks, from 31st to 33rd.
- Highland improved 2 ranks, from 22nd to 24th.
- Highland improved 3 ranks, from 22nd to 25th.
- Highland improved 1 rank, from 14th to 15th.
- Highland improved 5 ranks, from 30th to 35th.
- Highland fell 2 ranks, from 51st to 49th.
In serious assaults:
In burglaries:
In domestic violence crimes:
In property crimes:
In Thefts:
In bicycle thefts:
In violent crimes:
In white-collar crimes:
See all the Highland crime rate ranking changes.
Highland crime counts for August, in comparison
Violent crimes in Highland
Violent crime in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 4 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in Highland
Serious assault in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 2 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in Highland
Property crime in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 51 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in Highland
Burglary in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 6 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, August 2023
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, West Highland, Jefferson Park, Highland, Sunnyside, Globeville, Union Station, Five Points.
The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to August.
Violent Crime
- 6. Union Station
- 9. Five Points
- 10. Globeville
- 14. Jefferson Park
- 41. Sunnyside
- 45. Highland
- 61. West Highland
Property Crime
- 9. Union Station
- 11. Globeville
- 13. Five Points
- 14. Jefferson Park
- 21. Highland
- 48. Sunnyside
- 49. West Highland
Aggravated Assault
- 4. Union Station
- 8. Five Points
- 10. Globeville
- 16. Jefferson Park
- 50. Sunnyside
- 55. Highland
- 56. West Highland
Sexual Assault
- 6. Union Station
- 8. Five Points
- 9. Globeville
- 10. Jefferson Park
- 22. Highland
- 52. West Highland
- 55. Sunnyside
Domestic Violence
- 7. Globeville
- 11. Union Station
- 12. Five Points
- 17. Jefferson Park
- 42. Sunnyside
- 57. Highland
- 75. West Highland
Robbery
- 12. Five Points
- 13. Union Station
- 19. Globeville
- 20. Sunnyside
- 30. Highland
- 37. Jefferson Park
- 43. West Highland
Burglary
- 6. Globeville
- 11. Five Points
- 19. Union Station
- 22. Highland
- 40. West Highland
- 41. Jefferson Park
- 48. Sunnyside
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