The city of Highlands, with a total population of 944, experienced 182 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 360.17 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 13.78% difference making Highlands higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 0 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Highlands also handled 34 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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The city of Highlands experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Highlands totaled 0 violent crimes and 34 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Highlands experienced 20 violent crimes. Of those, 1 were for revised rape, another 2 were for legacy rape, 3 were for robbery, and 16 were for aggravated assault.