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Posted on: August 29, 2024 at 10:15:36 CT

Aurora crime is up

* Aurora’s crime rate rose 12.4% from 2008 to 2022. The crimes against persons rate rose 46%. The crimes against property rate rose 17.7%.

* Aurora has a Crime Concentration of 151.6%, meaning Aurora’s crime is 51.6% more concentrated than Colorado’s. The likelihood of being a crime victim in Aurora is much higher.

Police strength and performance are down.

* The arrest rate by the Aurora Police Department has decreased by 49.6% since 2008, while clearance rates have dropped 59%.

* From 2008 to 2023, the Aurora Police Department Budget per resident increased 52.1% in nominal dollars, but only 7.4% in inflation adjusted dollars.

* Aurora’s police force strength has not increased with the population. The number of Aurora Police Department personnel has increased 19.3% since 2008 but decreased 3.7% per 100,000 residents.

* Aurora Police Department response times have increased in all three patrol districts. From 2012 to 2022, response times rose 45.2% in District 1, 57.3% in District 2, and 33.6% in District 3.