Crime ranking changes from September to October
There were 4 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from September to October. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Highland.
- Highland improved 1 rank, from 43rd to 44th.
- Highland fell 1 rank, from 18th to 17th.
- Highland fell 3 ranks, from 19th to 16th.
- Highland fell 7 ranks, from 54th to 47th.
In serious assaults:
In burglaries:
In bicycle thefts:
In white-collar crimes:
See all the Highland crime rate ranking changes.
Highland crime counts for October, in comparison
Violent crimes in Highland
Violent crime in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 2 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in Highland
Serious assault in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 1 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in Highland
Property crime in October was down in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 51 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in Highland
Burglary in October was even in Denver from September, and down compared against October 2024, and even compared with the 2025 average of 7 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, October 2025
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Five Points, Sunnyside, Jefferson Park, West Highland, 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 October.
Violent Crime
- 3. Union Station
- 6. Five Points
- 11. Globeville
- 16. Jefferson Park
- 45. Sunnyside
- 47. Highland
- 59. West Highland
Property Crime
- 5. Union Station
- 7. Five Points
- 8. Globeville
- 15. Jefferson Park
- 21. Highland
- 33. West Highland
- 35. Sunnyside
Aggravated Assault
- 3. Union Station
- 5. Five Points
- 9. Globeville
- 26. Jefferson Park
- 42. Sunnyside
- 44. Highland
- 65. West Highland
Sexual Assault
- 18. Globeville
- 23. Five Points
- 24. Union Station
- 25. Highland
- 53. Jefferson Park
- 66. West Highland
- 69. Sunnyside
Domestic Violence
- 18. Globeville
- 23. Five Points
- 24. Union Station
- 25. Highland
- 53. Jefferson Park
- 66. West Highland
- 69. Sunnyside
Robbery
- 6. Union Station
- 7. Five Points
- 10. Jefferson Park
- 15. Globeville
- 33. West Highland
- 46. Highland
- 57. Sunnyside
Burglary
- 6. Five Points
- 7. Globeville
- 15. Jefferson Park
- 16. Highland
- 24. Union Station
- 27. Sunnyside
- 40. West Highland
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