Crime in Colorado
This article describes crime in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Statistics
In 2011, there were 151,125 crimes reported in Colorado.[1]
In 2008, there were 158,236 crimes reported in Colorado, including 156 murders, 141,107 property crimes, and 2,094 rapes.[2]
Capital punishment laws
Capital punishment is not applied in this state.[3]
Notable crimes
Two of the country's largest
2021 Colorado Springs shooting, and most recently the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting
in 2022.
In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer, a business owner, used a modified bulldozer to smash into light poles, trees and buildings in Granby, Colorado.
See also
References
- ^ Colorado Crime Rate State of Colorado. Retrieved August 10, 2012
- ^ Colorado Crime Rates Disaster Center. Retrieved August 10, 2012
- ^ "Governor signs bill abolishing Colorado's death penalty, commutes sentences of state's 3 death row inmates". 23 March 2020.
