Denver Crime For 2015......HIGH!! (Aurora, Thornton: crime rate, home, neighborhoods)

[BabyBoomers2]

Just read online, report from a local tv station:

"Almost 2-months into 2016, DPD are scrambling to make the city safer than last year. In 2015, crime rose in every neighborhood. Homicides hit a 10-year high." DPD Chief says the rise in crime is due to increase in gang violence. Gee, that is the same thing our Mayor and Chief of Police are saying about the first month of this year here........"many homicides due to gangs".

We have a new Mayor and Chief of Police that keep telling the public they can/will do something about the high crime rate here. A lot of locals, who have lived here for years, are saying "yea, right".

I know one thing, big/bigger cities is where the money is to be made, not small towns in Montana and Wyoming. Although, for those, like wife and I, who will either be retiring soon or are now retired, living in a small town would definitely be nice. Sure wouldn't have crime that any of the big cities in the U.S. do.

What do you think about the Denver Crime Report for 2015? What can be done?

[davebarnes]

I am not in a panic.

According to stats at https://www.denvergov.org/content/de...tics-maps.html the overall crime rate increased 4% from 2014 to 2015.
In my neighborhood it went down by 6%.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Denver-Colorado.html shows crime decreased from 2001-2013 (no data shown for 2014, 2015).

Homicides are up. Yes, but are you going to be a victim? No. I presume you are a not a gang member, nor a drug dealer.

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by LoveBoating

What do you think about the Denver Crime Report for 2015? What can be done?

Gentrify the hell out of the remaining low-income neighborhoods and shift the gang crime to Aurora, Northglenn, Thorton, Commerce City, and other cheaper cities.

[skins_fan82]

And as far as overall crime, Denver is by far the safest big city I've ever been in. If you think there is a "serious" gang problem here, you should visit Chicago, Oakland, or Houston.

LoveBoating, you cite homicides in particular in your original post. So far for 2016, Chicago has 92 homicides. Denver has 6.

[poppunk]

I moved here last year from Baltimore, which has a slightly smaller population than Denver. I remember getting under 200 murders in 2011 and everybody was excited about that. It was under 350 this year. I'll take take Denver's "high" year at 50 any time. A number like 0 would be better, of course.

[BornintheSprings]

Originally Posted by LoveBoating

Just read online, report from a local tv station:

"Almost 2-months into 2016, DPD are scrambling to make the city safer than last year. In 2015, crime rose in every neighborhood. Homicides hit a 10-year high." DPD Chief says the rise in crime is due to increase in gang violence. Gee, that is the same thing our Mayor and Chief of Police are saying about the first month of this year here........"many homicides due to gangs".

We have a new Mayor and Chief of Police that keep telling the public they can/will do something about the high crime rate here. A lot of locals, who have lived here for years, are saying "yea, right".

I know one thing, big/bigger cities is where the money is to be made, not small towns in Montana and Wyoming. Although, for those, like wife and I, who will either be retiring soon or are now retired, living in a small town would definitely be nice. Sure wouldn't have crime that any of the big cities in the U.S. do.

What do you think about the Denver Crime Report for 2015? What can be done?

I have a solution create an urban growth boundary no more expansion or sprawl. Allow property to appreciate due to scarcity this will push out criminals who can no longer afford to live here. And bam we have a lovely city that has no sprawl full of wealthy educated people crime will drop like a rock.

[Hschlick84]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

Gentrify the hell out of the remaining low-income neighborhoods and shift the gang crime to Aurora, Northglenn, Thorton, Commerce City, and other cheaper cities.

I don't think so, the north suburbs are gentrifying also. Keep your convicts out of the suburbs.

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by Hschlick84

I don't think so, the north suburbs are gentrifying also. Keep your convicts out of the suburbs.

Nah, suburbs are where the lower classes are migrating to as the city centers regain their stature. Considering that appreciation of home values in Denver proper are outpacing many of the other municipalities you'd better get ready for the flood.

The sword of gentrification has almost finished off Curtis Park and Five Points is done. Once NE Park Hill is taken care of you'll see most of the gang violence in metro Denver occur in the outside suburbs,though areas like Montbello, Hampden, Morrison Road, and GVR might see an uptick. North Aurora is a strong candidate, but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the gang activity does end up moving north into less desirable neighborhoods.

[Hschlick84]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

Nah, suburbs are where the lower classes are migrating to as the city centers regain their stature. Considering that appreciation of home values in Denver proper are outpacing many of the other municipalities you'd better get ready for the flood.

The sword of gentrification has almost finished off Curtis Park and Five Points is done. Once NE Park Hill is taken care of you'll see most of the gang violence in metro Denver occur in the outside suburbs,though areas like Montbello, Hampden, Morrison Road, and GVR might see an uptick. North Aurora is a strong candidate, but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the gang activity does end up moving north into less desirable neighborhoods.

I will admit that parts of unincorporated Adams county such as Sherrelwood, Federal Heights, and south Thornton aren't the best kept areas. I doubt they'll get up to Montebello level in crime, but it's close competition.

[randomparent]

The suburbs aren't immune from the rising crime rates. While nothing has happened that would warrant a front page news story, property and vehicle thefts are becoming a real problem in neighborhoods that have up to now had little crime. It seemed to start last summer with cars being ransacked, but it's escalated. Now we're having problems with property vandalism. Some have been quick to blame our local teens, but I think the vast majority of it is coming from outside the neighborhood, because it's not just us. It seems to be everywhere in the south metro. We've given up expecting help from local law enforcement, who seem powerless to track down the perpetrators. Instead, many are installing motion sensitive exterior lighting and video cameras in the hopes of identifying the culprits.