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Crime & Public Safety
The Reform Paradox: How Reduced Incarceration Has Coincided with Rising Crime
Introduction Over the past two decades, Colorado has pursued a steady course of criminal justice reform aimed at reducing the…
State Budget
Denver Spending in the Last Decade
  Introduction Denver’s revenue has expanded over the past decade. However, its spending has grown more rapidly.  Over the summer,…

September 18, 2025


Emma Roberts , DJ Summers
Crime & Public Safety
What’s Really Happening With Denver Crime?
Introduction Denver’s issues with crime and homelessness have dominated much of the city’s policy discussions in the years following the…
Housing & Our Community
Denver Metro Sees Record Homelessness in 2025
Introduction As Denver’s homelessness response faces budgetary constraints, it and the metro area as a whole continue to see rising…

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