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Highland, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Monday July 28th.

Recent crime ranking changes in Highland

There were 4 notable ranking changes in these crime categories when comparing the rankings four weeks ago to the current rankings. This list updates Mondays. The lower the rank the worse the reported crime is in Highland.

Featured: Read the June 2025 Highland crime report

New: Which neighborhoods saw the largest change in violent crime rates in 2024.

So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:

Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).

  • 57th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 41st last year. 1.56 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 3.23 up until this point last year)
  • 21st in population-adjusted property crimes (even ranking with in 2024. 34.59 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 33.37 in 2024)
  • 5th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 30th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.56 in 2024)
  • 5th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 51st in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.0 in 2024)
  • 50th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 28th in 2024. 0.44 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.11 in 2024)
  • 14th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 22nd in 2024. 5.67 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.01 in 2024)
  • 25th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 28th in 2024. 5.34 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 7.12 in 2024)
  • 18th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 16th in 2024. 1.67 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.89 in 2024)
  • 46th in population-adjusted drug crimes (up from 61st in 2024. 1.11 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.44 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

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