Crime Capital of Colorado

Pueblo leaders are moving to take on the crime and gang problems that have labeled the town a crime capital in the most prestigious papers in the nation and Colorado. In the last month, the New York Times and Denver Post have published high-profile stories on Pueblo’s struggle with crime due to record-level murders and gang-related heroin trafficking.

Adding money to police budgets through additional taxes and putting some limits on the burgeoning marijuana industry are two proposals local business and political leaders are examining.

Read stories:

• Pueblo ranked most dangerous city in Colorado, KRDO, 10-28-15 
• Why Pueblo has the highest per-capita homicide rate in Colorado, Denver Post, 3-13-16 
• Heroin-related violence mars a Colorado city’s effort to recover, New York Times, 4-7-16