So far this year, University Hills ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 41st (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (up from 57th last year. 2.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 2.37 up until this point last year)
- 8th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 16th in 2024. 59.65 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 43.43 in 2024)
- 1st in population-adjusted sexual assaults (up from 62nd 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 58th in 2024. 0.0 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.84 in 2024)
- 24th in population-adjusted robberies (up from 54th in 2024. 1.01 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.51 in 2024)
- 33rd in population-adjusted burglaries (down from 13th in 2024. 3.89 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2025, 6.42 in 2024)
- 55th in population-adjusted car thefts (up from 65th in 2024. 2.87 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 3.89 in 2024)
- 35th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 31st in 2024. 0.84 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2025, 0.84 in 2024)
- 36th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 21st in 2024. 1.69 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025, 4.9 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 |
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