Highland, Denver, crime stats, map, news and analysis for the month of December 2023.

December’s notable crimes in Highland

A Highland crime map and recent crime listing for homicides, serious assaults, burglaries and robberies.

Highland crime map

December homicides in Highland

Good news: Highland has had no reported homicides in December.

December serious assaults in Highland

The 1 reported serious assaults in Highland in December.

  • Serious assault - domestic violence, Friday Dec. 1, 8:33 PM, at 3206 N Osage St.

December robberies in Highland

The 3 reported robberies in Highland in December.

December burglaries in Highland

The 3 reported burglaries in Highland in December.

  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Sunday Dec. 31, 11:08 PM, at 1416 Platte St.
  • Burglary of a business without forced entry, Monday Dec. 11, 10:48 PM, at 2904 N Zuni St.
  • Burglary of a business with forced entry, Tuesday Dec. 5, 1:16 AM, at 2500 17th St.

Crime ranking changes from November to December

There were 6 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from November to December. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Highland.

See all the Highland crime rate ranking changes.

Highland crime counts for December, in comparison

Violent crimes in Highland

Violent crime in December was up in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2022, and up compared with the 2023 average of 4 violent crimes per month.

Serious assaults in Highland

Serious assault in December was even in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 2 serious assaults per month.

Property crimes in Highland

Property crime in December was up in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 51 property crimes per month.

Burglaries in Highland

Burglary in December was down in Denver from November, and down compared against December 2022, and down compared with the 2023 average of 6 burglaries per month.

Neighbors report, December 2023

How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, West Highland, Globeville, Sunnyside, Union Station, Five Points, Highland, Jefferson Park.

The higher the rank, the worse that neighborhood's adjusted-for-population crime rate. Rankings are based on cumulative crimes from January to December.

Violent Crime

  • 4. Union Station
  • 7. Five Points
  • 11. Globeville
  • 12. Jefferson Park
  • 32. Sunnyside
  • 43. Highland
  • 64. West Highland

Property Crime

  • 8. Union Station
  • 9. Five Points
  • 10. Jefferson Park
  • 13. Globeville
  • 20. Highland
  • 40. West Highland
  • 44. Sunnyside

Aggravated Assault

  • 4. Union Station
  • 7. Five Points
  • 9. Globeville
  • 15. Jefferson Park
  • 36. Sunnyside
  • 54. Highland
  • 64. West Highland

Sexual Assault

  • 6. Union Station
  • 8. Five Points
  • 10. Globeville
  • 13. Jefferson Park
  • 20. Sunnyside
  • 27. Highland
  • 56. West Highland

Domestic Violence

  • 7. Five Points
  • 8. Globeville
  • 10. Union Station
  • 21. Jefferson Park
  • 41. Sunnyside
  • 58. Highland
  • 77. West Highland

Robbery

  • 6. Five Points
  • 7. Union Station
  • 13. Jefferson Park
  • 25. Globeville
  • 26. Sunnyside
  • 27. Highland
  • 51. West Highland

Burglary

  • 7. Globeville
  • 9. Five Points
  • 16. Jefferson Park
  • 19. Union Station
  • 21. West Highland
  • 29. Highland
  • 37. Sunnyside

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