So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 28th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 43rd last year. 1.11 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 0.78 up until this point last year)
- 22nd in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 24th in 2024. 10.34 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 8.56 in 2024)
- 14th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 34th in 2024. 0.33 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.11 in 2024)
- 55th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 40th in 2024. 0.22 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
- 22nd in population-adjusted robberies (up from 38th in 2024. 0.33 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
- 12th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 28th in 2024. 1.67 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.22 in 2024)
- 30th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 28th in 2024. 1.67 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 2.34 in 2024)
- 19th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 17th in 2024. 0.22 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.33 in 2024)
- 44th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 50th in 2024. 0.33 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.22 in 2024)
Compare Highland crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse Highland's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing Highland violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for Highland.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43rd | 36 | 21 | 47 | 45 |
| 2022 | 35th | 64 | 47 | 35 | 34 |
| 2021 | 46th | 59 | 27 | 46 | 52 |
| 2020 | 40th | 49 | 45 | 41 | 38 |
| 2019 | 35th | 39 | 27 | 34 | 37 |
A table comparing Highland property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25th | 34 | 15 | 26 |
| 2022 | 19th | 23 | 11 | 56 |
| 2021 | 15th | 20 | 9 | 28 |
| 2020 | 16th | 29 | 7 | 58 |
| 2019 | 18th | 22 | 12 | 37 |
A table comparing Highland burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26 | 44 | 55 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.
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