Highland is a city of 73,800 in San Bernardino County, about 14 miles northeast of downtown Riverside · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Highland?
Property crime is high in Highland: a B-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Theft makes up 43% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades C.
B-
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 583 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Highland as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Highland scores 583.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Highland, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Highland, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Highland
Car thefts run high in San Gorgonio, Lankershim & Pacific-Riverside. In this part of west Highland, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Highland.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Highland
Property crime changes a lot from one part of Highland to the next: 32% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 32% live in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Highland run from A to F.
32%36%32%
A or B 32%C 36%D or F 32%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Cypress-Riverside, southActs of vandalism run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Highland.B-581
2San Andreas, Amber Hills & Small Canyon, northBurglaries run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Highland.B-558
3Belevedere & Barton, northwestBurglaries run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Highland.B-543
4Curtis, southwestThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Highland.C445
5Crossroads, centralCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Highland.C388
Neighborhood areas of Highland, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Highland?
Reported property crime in Highland has fallen 20% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 16 to 13 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 17%.
Property crime, change since 2019
HighlandUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Highland. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Highland
Property, US
2016
+27%
+15%
2017
+21%
+12%
2018
+27%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-18%
-8%
2021
-25%
-10%
2022
-18%
-6%
2023
-3%
-7%
2024
-20%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Highland
CrimeGrade™ estimates Highland has about 19 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and 30% less than California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Highland, about 43% of the total, followed by vehicle theft and vandalism.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Highland and nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Highland, 5 have less property crime. Running Springs and Mentone have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Highland. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Highland has more property crime than 91% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Highland apart: it has 4.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 3.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 51% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 80% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.26 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 78% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Highland: D+ (20 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 70% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Highland
Property crime costs Highland about $12 million a year, or $166 per resident and about $563 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.6 million
$21
Theft
$3.2 million
$43
Vehicle theft
$5.0 million
$67
Arson
$400,000
$5
Vandalism
$2.2 million
$29
Total
$12 million
$166
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Highland is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
