Crime in the state of Colorado has changed. In some communities, the crime has escalated and is reaching record highs. In other parts of the state, crime is trending downward and residents are safer than ever.  To get a clearer picture of the crime in Colorado, ValuePenguin analyzed FBI data from 2012-2016 for cities in […]

Across the United States, property crimes have been on the decline in recent years. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, property crimes actually decreased 3% between 2016 and 2017. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) also reported that car thefts, in particular, have been on a steady decline since the 1990s.  While this is […]

A Colorado man is set to face first-degree murder charges after a body was found at a burglary scene in Longmont on Thursday, July 18th. According to a police statement, police officers in Longmont responded to a call for suspicious activity at the 2200 block of Jewel Street. When they arrived at the house, the […]

In December 2017, Cody Christopher drank excessively and made a deadly decision: to drive drunk. According to reports, Christopher drove his 10-year-old son and two of Christopher’s friends on the dirt Puma Paw Road north of Rifle. He didn’t get far before he ran off of the road and rolled his Ford Excursion. His two […]

In March, a black student from Boulder was traumatized after white police officers held him at gunpoint in his own yard. The Naropa University student, Zayd Atkinson, was picking up trash in front of his home, which is located in a predominantly white neighborhood. As he was picking up trash, a Boulder police officer approached […]