High crime in Canon City? (Colorado Springs, Pueblo: low crime, house, live in)
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I've seen some stats that show per capita crime has worsened in Cañon City in the last few years. I never have considered Cañon City a crime-ridden place whatsoever. That said, a common myth is that Colorado small towns are crime-free utopias. They are not. Most Colorado towns (excepting some on Colorado's Eastern Plains) have crime stats as bad or worse than the national average (I personally do not consider the national average as an acceptable rate of crime). Places with a lot of tourism, large numbers of second-home properties, high population growth, big divides between wealthy and poor residents, and a lot of turnover in the population over time tend to have higher crime stats. Cañon City does not have all of those characteristics, but it does have some of them. If you want small towns that have generally very low crime stats, you need to look at small towns that have relatively stable populations in the Midwest and Plains states--they tend to be the best.
Unfortunately, meth is a big problem just about everywhere. I don't think that there are more meth users per capita in smaller communities or rural areas, but those areas tend to be popular for the "Beavis and Butthead" local labs (as one law enforcement meth expert in Colorado has called them), as well as being popular places for the Mexican cartels distributing imported meth to set up shop to distribute into the metro areas and resorts. The reason for that is that small communities and rural areas in Colorado tend to have small and underfunded law enforcement agencies, and overrun court systems--both becoming even less effective as Colorado's festering long-term budgetary and fiscal crisis slowly strangles them.
For the uninitiated, Colorado's rural areas have been popular places for the illegal drug trade to set up shop to distribute to metro areas and the resorts for decades. It's nothing new.
Thanks for the info, McGowdog and Jazzlover. Sounds a lot like an area here in So. Cal near the beautiful area of Idyllwild. A few miles northeast of this mountain paradise is a remote area called Anza where meth is a big deal. Anyone on this forum currently in Canon City to comment?
Thanks for the info, McGowdog and Jazzlover. Sounds a lot like an area here in So. Cal near the beautiful area of Idyllwild. A few miles northeast of this mountain paradise is a remote area called Anza where meth is a big deal. Anyone on this forum currently in Canon City to comment?
I live in Canon City...
crime and meth are not huge problems here. The town is not overrun with meth addicts or criminals (well, there are lots of criminals but they are already in prison )
Canon City is not at all a scary place - as it is often made out to be. It's lovely, friendly, peaceful.
Yes, crime happens, but an armed robbery would be a big deal here, unlike in Colorado Springs where it seems to happen daily, even multiple times a day.
Another thing to mention is that the police here are VERY responsive. I hear a noise on the back porch and the cops are here in less than a minute to shoo off a racoon. Seriously.
Conversely, I recently witnessed a robbery in progress in Colorado Springs and called 911 only to be told that they had no officers available to respond. They never even called me back to follow-up or anything.
I have lived in Canon City most of my life. Yes, there is crime but most of the time the crime is something like some kids setting fireworks off to scare a cat or something.I feel VERY safe in this town. I hardly ever lock my house or my car.
I live in Canon City...
crime and meth are not huge problems here.
It's good that it's not on your radar but that town/county has a big drug/meth problem... statistically... from what I've heard from folks who work in law enforcement.
But I think it's a neat town that has some really good businesses, mom and pops, etc.
My favorite mechanic is out there. Hilltop grocery has the best ribeye steaks, albeit pricey. Petite Chablis is an awesome restaurant that has now taken over the place adjacent and has awesome coffee and pastries, etc.
Those prisons and the DOC in general must employ half the residents in Pueblo West as I see parking lots full of them carpooling out there.
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