Crime ranking changes from August to September
There were 4 ranking changes in major crime categories when comparing the rankings from August to September. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime rate is in Highland.
- Highland fell 5 ranks, from 48th to 43rd.
- Highland improved 4 ranks, from 14th to 18th.
- Highland fell 2 ranks, from 48th to 46th.
- Highland fell 3 ranks, from 57th to 54th.
In serious assaults:
In burglaries:
In violent crimes:
In white-collar crimes:
See all the Highland crime rate ranking changes.
Highland crime counts for September, in comparison
Violent crimes in Highland
Violent crime in September was down in Denver from August, and up compared against September 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 2 violent crimes per month.
Serious assaults in Highland
Serious assault in September was up in Denver from August, and up compared against September 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 1 serious assaults per month.
Property crimes in Highland
Property crime in September was up in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2024, and up compared with the 2025 average of 51 property crimes per month.
Burglaries in Highland
Burglary in September was down in Denver from August, and down compared against September 2024, and even compared with the 2025 average of 7 burglaries per month.
Neighbors report, September 2025
How does the overall crime-rate ranking of Highland compare to its neighboring neighborhoods, Five Points, Sunnyside, Jefferson Park, Highland, 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 September.
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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