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 fell 4 ranks, from 54th to 50th.
- Highland improved 3 ranks, from 27th to 30th.
- Highland improved 2 ranks, from 52nd to 54th.
- Highland fell 11 ranks, from 34th to 23rd.
- Highland fell 3 ranks, from 28th to 25th.
- Highland fell 3 ranks, from 32nd to 29th.
- Highland improved 2 ranks, from 14th to 16th.
- Highland fell 1 rank, from 44th to 43rd.
In serious assaults:
In burglaries:
In domestic violence crimes:
In homicides:
In robberies:
In sexual assaults:
In bicycle thefts:
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 even in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 4 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in Highland
Serious assault in August was down in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 2 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in Highland
Property crime in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and up compared with the 2024 average of 55 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in Highland
Burglary in August was up in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2023, and down compared with the 2024 average of 9 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, August 2024
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Union Station, Sunnyside, Globeville, Jefferson Park, West Highland, Highland, 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
- 5. Five Points
- 6. Union Station
- 12. Jefferson Park
- 15. Sunnyside
- 16. Highland
- 21. Globeville
- 47. West Highland
Property Crime
- 3. Five Points
- 5. Jefferson Park
- 7. Union Station
- 9. Globeville
- 19. Highland
- 40. West Highland
- 41. Sunnyside
Aggravated Assault
- 3. Five Points
- 4. Union Station
- 11. Sunnyside
- 18. Globeville
- 26. Highland
- 68. Jefferson Park
- 73. West Highland
Sexual Assault
- 1. Jefferson Park
- 4. Union Station
- 5. Highland
- 9. Five Points
- 34. Globeville
- 57. Sunnyside
- 64. West Highland
Domestic Violence
- 12. Five Points
- 18. Union Station
- 21. Jefferson Park
- 29. Globeville
- 36. Highland
- 39. West Highland
- 44. Sunnyside
Robbery
- 6. Union Station
- 8. Jefferson Park
- 11. West Highland
- 14. Globeville
- 15. Five Points
- 19. Highland
- 23. Sunnyside
Burglary
- 3. Five Points
- 6. Highland
- 13. Union Station
- 23. Globeville
- 44. Jefferson Park
- 66. West Highland
- 67. Sunnyside
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