So far this year, University Hills ranks in reported crime rates:
Rankings range from 1st (worst) to 78th (best).
- 54th (out of Denver's 78 neighborhoods) in violent crimes per 1,000 residents (down from 33rd last year. 4.22 violent crimes per 1,000 residents this year, 6.93 up until this point last year)
- 18th in population-adjusted property crimes (up from 30th in 2023. 71.14 property crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 55.26 in 2023)
- 48th in population-adjusted sexual assaults (down from 24th in 2023. 0.51 sexual assaults per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.18 in 2023)
- 60th in population-adjusted domestic violence crimes (down from 51st in 2023. 1.35 domestic violence crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 1.86 in 2023)
- 34th in population-adjusted robberies (down from 18th in 2023. 1.52 robberies per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.7 in 2023)
- 24th in population-adjusted burglaries (up from 32nd in 2023. 9.46 burglaries per 1,000 residents in 2024, 8.45 in 2023)
- 60th in population-adjusted car thefts (down from 49th in 2023. 7.1 car thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 10.98 in 2023)
- 35th in population-adjusted bike thefts (down from 27th in 2023. 1.35 bike thefts per 1,000 residents in 2024, 2.37 in 2023)
- 25th in population-adjusted drug crimes (down from 12th in 2023. 6.08 drug crimes per 1,000 residents in 2024, 14.03 in 2023)
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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