Crime ranking changes from July to August
There were 5 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 5 ranks, from 53rd to 48th.
- Highland fell 1 rank, from 15th to 14th.
- Highland fell 9 ranks, from 53rd to 44th.
- Highland improved 1 rank, from 18th to 19th.
- Highland fell 6 ranks, from 55th to 49th.
In serious assaults:
In burglaries:
In robberies:
In bicycle thefts:
In violent 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 up in Denver from July, and even compared against August 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 2 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in Highland
Serious assault in August was up in Denver from July, and even compared against August 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 1 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in Highland
Property crime in August was down in Denver from July, and down compared against August 2024, and down compared with the 2025 average of 46 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in Highland
Burglary in August was down in Denver from July, and up compared against August 2024, and even compared with the 2025 average of 7 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, August 2025
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Sunnyside, Five Points, West Highland, Jefferson Park, Globeville, Union Station.
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
- 3. Union Station
- 7. Five Points
- 11. Globeville
- 17. Jefferson Park
- 47. Sunnyside
- 49. Highland
- 59. West Highland
Property Crime
- 5. Union Station
- 7. Five Points
- 8. Globeville
- 15. Jefferson Park
- 21. Highland
- 34. West Highland
- 35. Sunnyside
Aggravated Assault
- 3. Union Station
- 5. Five Points
- 10. Globeville
- 26. Jefferson Park
- 40. Sunnyside
- 48. Highland
- 64. West Highland
Sexual Assault
- 4. Five Points
- 7. Globeville
- 8. Highland
- 12. Union Station
- 24. West Highland
- 57. Jefferson Park
- 58. Sunnyside
Domestic Violence
- 4. Five Points
- 7. Globeville
- 8. Highland
- 12. Union Station
- 24. West Highland
- 57. Jefferson Park
- 58. Sunnyside
Robbery
- 5. Union Station
- 9. Five Points
- 10. Jefferson Park
- 13. Globeville
- 29. West Highland
- 44. Highland
- 64. Sunnyside
Burglary
- 2. Five Points
- 7. Globeville
- 18. Highland
- 21. Jefferson Park
- 26. Union Station
- 28. Sunnyside
- 36. West Highland
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