Property crime incidents in 2024 numbered over 78,000.
2024 saw over 3,000 REPORTED sexual assaults.
In the same year, Colorado saw over 140 homicides.
1 in 4 felons in Colorado are charged again severely enough to return to prison.
Over 90,000 reports of child abuse are made every year.
Roughly 10% of confirmed reports are sexual crimes against minors.
80% of sexual crimes are unreported.
Half of Colorado’s prison population is made up of black, Latino, or Native American Coloradans despite the state having a white population of 65%.
In 2024, Colorado ranked as the 13th highest state for the number of trafficking offenses.
Thankfully, crime rates are lowering in Colorado, but it’s not enough. Coloradans need to feel safe in our metro areas.
Create a permanent trafficking strike force aimed at high-risk areas consisting of law enforcement, tribal representatives, CBI investigators, and National Guard Personnel.
Establish a “No Wrong Door” policy to allow authorized professionals to connect victims of violent crime to shelters, medical centers, employment & education assistance, compensation offices, or any other care center needed.
Mandate that law enforcement has to act on reports of violent crime and abuse within 48 hours of receiving the report.
Require law enforcement to report traffics stops by demographics to have transparency on the demographics of stops regarding race, sex, location, and reason for stop.
End for-profit prisons in Colorado.
Invest in apprentice programs for youth in high risk neighborhoods.
