In 2018, South Park Hill had 21 reports related to drugs and alcohol, according to the crime data. 13, 2021, 16 drug or alcohol crimes were reported, up from seven the year before, a 128.6% increase. Neighborhood data can be much smaller than the city’s, so even single-digit increases in a type of crime can spike the entire neighborhood’s crime rate.įor example, in South Park Hill, where an SOS site operated June 21 to Dec. And in the neighborhoods that saw an increase from the prior year, the increased rates were lower than the city’s rate.
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While public disorder and theft of personal property reports increased citywide in 2021, they dropped in half of the six neighborhoods that year, the first full year that Safe Outdoor Space sites had operated. The Sun analyzed police data provided for an entire neighborhood that housed a Safe Outdoor Space. “And what you find when serving this population, is the more you meet the needs, the less things are going to happen that you don’t want to happen.” A Colorado Sun data analysisĭenver police track crimes by address and neighborhood. “These are not unsanctioned encampments where there’s no staff, no resources and no case management,” said Cuica Montoya, Colorado Village Collaborative’s program director overseeing the SOS sites. Site managers made zero calls to Denver police for service inside their tent communities within the first six months of operating, the collaborative said. Experts say people often fear that crime is occurring at a much higher rate than the actual data is showing.Ĭolorado Village Collaborative leaders said no resident has been charged with a crime while they lived at an SOS site. But the new SOS model has still scared or upset some Denver neighbors. When leases expire, site leaders move the encampment, and current residents to a new location.Įxperts say when people who are homeless find access to stable housing and other basic necessities, the likelihood of them being charged with a crime goes down. Staff and security are available around the clock. The program provides clusters of durable tents where people who are homeless can live at the temporary sites for as long as they like, with access to food, showers, peer support and other services. The Colorado Village Collaborative started the Safe Outdoor Space program, or SOS, in 2020 in response to an increased demand for shelter during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patrick’s Day Parade in Denver, CO, March 11, 2023.Denver worried crime would come with safe outdoor spaces. Brandy is dressed up by her owner in a green hat with red hair during the St. See more great photos like this on The Denver Post’s Instagram account. One city isn’t so sure it likes the sound. “Politeness is out the door”: Bartenders, servers tell all about customer behavior after COVID-19.Colorado mountain snowpack beating 30-year norm as spring nears - except for Arkansas River Basin.Colorado’s Independence Pass “John Doe,” found in 1970, identified as lost legendary skier Gardner Smith.Boebert announces she’ll be a 36-year-old grandmother when her 17-year-old son’s partner gives birth.Full story via Shelly Bradbury and Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post “One of the great challenges of our time”: How mass killers slip through Colorado’s fragmented safety net Sarah Carlson and her son Odie place flower at the growing memorial where hundreds of flowers, balloons, signs and remembrances have been left for the victims of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, Nov. None of it was enough to prevent bloodshed. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menuīefore a man shot and killed five in a targeted spree across Denver and Lakewood, a reader tipped the FBI and Denver police that his murderous novels might be a manifesto.Īnd before a man attempted to bomb a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Thornton on Christmas Day - and fatally shot his wife and then himself - a family member became so worried about his escalating anti-social behavior she asked the police to intervene.
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