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Highland, Denver, crime rate rankings. All rankings are for the adjusted-for-population crime figures. Last updated Thursday November 21st.

Recent crime ranking changes in Highland

There were 3 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 October 2024 Highland crime report

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

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

  • 43rd (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 40th last year. 5.01 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 5.78 up until this point last year)
  • 21st in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 24th in 2023. 59.28 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 59.06 in 2023)
  • 35th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 20th in 2023. 0.67 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.22 in 2023)
  • 58th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 38th in 2023. 1.45 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.45 in 2023)
  • 29th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 51st in 2023. 1.56 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.89 in 2023)
  • 22nd in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 33rd in 2023. 9.12 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 7.12 in 2023)
  • 27th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 34th in 2023. 11.34 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 13.46 in 2023)
  • 11th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 15th in 2023. 4.78 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.45 in 2023)
  • 53rd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 40th in 2023. 1.11 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.11 in 2023)

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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