So far this year, Highland ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 40th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 41st last year. 6.12 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 6.12 up until this point last year)
- 19th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 25th in 2023. 67.96 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 64.06 in 2023)
- 38th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 19th in 2023. 0.67 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.33 in 2023)
- 57th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 36th in 2023. 1.45 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.78 in 2023)
- 26th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 54th in 2023. 2.11 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 0.89 in 2023)
- 19th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 34th in 2023. 10.68 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 7.79 in 2023)
- 26th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 35th in 2023. 12.9 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 14.79 in 2023)
- 12th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 15th in 2023. 5.12 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 4.45 in 2023)
- 53rd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 42nd in 2023. 1.22 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.22 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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