Tag: Crime Rates
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Denver crime rates ‘skyrocket’ as policing decreases, Colorado think tank says in report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the number of uniformed officers per capita dwindled and public safety’s share of city spending — although it remains to be the single biggest item — fell, Denver’s crime rates skyrocketed, according to a new analysis from a think tank. Some 70 miles away, Colorado…
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Presumed bystander shot in crossfire at Broadway and Colfax
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman presumed to be a bystander was shot Friday afternoon at Colfax and Broadway, a day after city and state leaders announced a new initiative that seeks to restore the public’s faith in the safety of the downtown area. The recent shooting — the latest…
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With fentanyl deaths on the rise, Colorado Bureau of Investigation seeks more funding and staff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Among the lesser known parts of the public safety package being pushed by Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers is ramping up the capabilities of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and more than doubling the force’s size in three years, particularly as law enforcement agencies…
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Mayor Hancock’s State of the City focused on homelessness, crime prevention, economic recovery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said he wants his city to address homelessness, prevent crime and bounce back from the pandemic’s economic slump during his annual State of the City address Monday. In the the 20-minute speech Hancock saluted Denver’s “resiliency” over the last year, while…