So far this year, University Hills ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 49th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 54th last year. 2.87 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 3.72 up until this point last year)
- 9th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 17th in 2024. 85.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 60.66 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 68th in 2024. 0.0 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.17 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (up from 56th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.35 in 2024)
- 31st in population-adjusted robberies (up from 33rd in 2024. 1.18 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.35 in 2024)
- 35th in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 20th in 2024. 5.58 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 8.62 in 2024)
- 58th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 66th in 2024. 3.89 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.75 in 2024)
- 39th in population-adjusted bike thefts (up from 40th in 2024. 1.35 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 1.01 in 2024)
- 43rd in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 23rd in 2024. 2.03 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 5.91 in 2024)
Compare University Hills crime rate rankings in recent years
The lower the rank, the worse University Hills's crime rate. There are 78 Denver neighborhoods, so the rankings are out of 78.
A table comparing University Hills violent crime rates
Shown here are the population-adjusted crime rates for University Hills.
| Year | Violent crime | Domestic violence |
Sexual assault | Robbery | Aggravated assault |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34th | 50 | 24 | 19 | 56 |
| 2022 | 55th | 47 | 46 | 32 | 63 |
| 2021 | 59th | 58 | 64 | 41 | 60 |
| 2020 | 67th | 68 | 69 | 56 | 64 |
| 2019 | 37th | 55 | 33 | 25 | 45 |
A table comparing University Hills property crime rates
| Year | Property crime |
Auto theft | Bicycle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29th | 49 | 27 | 21 |
| 2022 | 28th | 44 | 39 | 72 |
| 2021 | 39th | 62 | 24 | 66 |
| 2020 | 41st | 54 | 40 | 62 |
| 2019 | 26th | 67 | 34 | 31 |
A table comparing University Hills burglary crime rates
| Year | Residential burglary |
Business burglary |
Burglary, forced entry |
Burglary, unforced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51 | 22 | 24 | 41 |
| 2022 | 52 | 22 | 28 | 46 |
| 2021 | 69 | 26 | 40 | 64 |
| 2020 | 42 | 21 | 28 | 42 |
| 2019 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 51 |
More: Compare crime rate rankings across all 78 Denver neighborhoods.
New: Property crime per neighborhood compared, 2024 vs. 2023.
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