What’s missing in Denver’s approach to public safety?
COMMUNITY
How can denver Get Real about public safety?
We must fund community-led efforts to expand programs and services that:
Stop harm before it happens
SUPPORT victims and REPAIR harm
Respond Before Harm Escalates
Reduce Recidivism
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Denver Funds Reaction
Denver spends more than $653 million each year on the criminal legal system (police, jails, prosecutors, and courts), mostly reacting to crime after it happens.
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DENVER VOTERS WANT REAL SOLUTIONS
CCJRC’s 2025 poll of Denver voters shows overwhelming support for community-driven root cause interventions – and a desire to fund them.
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE, BUT UNDERFUNDED
Funding local organizations to address the safety challenges in their neighborhoods is a proven way to make communities safer.
“People helping their neighbors, paying attention, being involved in their own neighborhoods, watching out for each other, increasing their opportunities to take care of themselves, is going to have a lot more impact on crime and criminality than the police arE.”
— Harry Glidden
District 1 Commander Aurora Police Department (retired) Member of the Transforming Safety Local Planning Team for North Aurora
Take Action Today for Real Public Safety in Denver
No matter where you live in Denver or how much money you have, we all deserve to feel safe in our city.
