Colorado Springs Crime Increase

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While Colorado Springs continues to be a great place to live, crime continues to rise. While law enforcement does it very best to continue to protect our community, budget shortfalls have led to understaffed departments, increased call volumes and delayed responses.

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the average number of police officers in a city our size is 1,183 officers. The Colorado Springs Police Department is compromised of only 687 officers. The shortage of officers has led to an increased delay in response to alarms and calls for service. This Colorado Springs Police Department averages nearly 11 minutes to respond to a call for service when the national average is less than 8 minutes. Budget cuts have led the department to no longer respond to call for theft where the suspect has not been captured. Traffic accidents are no longer responded to so long as there are no injuries or drugs/alcohol suspected.

Due to budget cuts, the El Paso County Sheriff's office intends to lay off nearly 280 deputies at a time when the calls for service have increase by 33%.

From 2006 to 2007, Rapes increased by 11%. Murders increased by 80%.

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