WHERE TO LIVE...

[Mad Mike]

I'll be moving to Colo. in the near future, and I would like to know some of the better places to live. I've read about a small place called Woodland park,
seems a nice area map wise, but something about some guy running around with a UZI named Suzi or some such thing...anyway, I would like to find an area wooded, large lot, near a city or such, any ideas anyone??? Also, what are the bad area that i should avoid??? Thanks. 8)

[Marlin]

Avoid the City and County of Denver and maybe put Boulder way down on the list. Everywhere else is pretty decent.

[KarlPMann]

Suzi??? :shock: :? What a silly name. Wonder if he's a neighbor? :roll: If you're a Republican, you'd like it here... 90% Republican county here and the nearest large city/county is the largest Republican DOMINATED county in the state. :twisted: LOTS of trees, nice climate year round, very nice summer area. :D Karl.

[Delphi]

i'd say anywhere round the greater colo springs area... very nice.... nicest place i've been.... and i've been to lotsa places.


I live in a part of colorado springs called briargate.... Moving out the the edge of colo springs onto a 2.5 acre lot sooner than later though... still within colo springs but barley, and way closer to Dragon mans and Pikes Peak Gun Clun... or issak walton league or somthin like that....

Basically colorado springs is a city, with the feel of a small town, decent traffic, and all the things you can do in a big city without the liberal limitations.... Definatly stay clear of Denver....

[Colorado Osprey]

If you're a Republican, you'd like it here... 90% Republican county here and the nearest large city/county is the largest Republican DOMINATED county in the state. Karl.

Hey Karl, did you know that the County in which you preside had more than 30% of it's residents with warrants for their arrest?? (very recent past) Most are minor, but because of the small Teller S.O., they don't have the resources to go after every body. Woodland Park was built up from a hole in the wall by delinquent wanted felons that were trying to avoid Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek and any other major town and used it as a hide out.

Obviously it is now a beatiful bedroom town, but the warrant rate is still waaay up there.

Even though I don't live there, I'm very in-touch with that town. I used to arrest people there or give them tickets.

[KarlPMann]

Yeah, the warrant rate was high, but not since about '91. Once gambling came here, the population changed overnight. Prior to that, the SO was a few man department and the jail was over 100 years old. :shock: Hey... why you think I wanted to be a bondsman? :twisted: Karl.

[chain.60]

Karl.
Did Adams county work out?
You must spend more time
up in the hood. :twisted:
Bill

[chain.60]

I'll be moving to Colo. in the near future, and I would like to know some of the better places to live. I've read about a small place called Woodland park,
seems a nice area map wise, but something about some guy running around with a UZI named Suzi or some such thing...anyway, I would like to find an area wooded, large lot, near a city or such, any ideas anyone??? Also, what are the bad area that i should avoid??? Thanks. 8)

Mike, check your PM
Bill

[KarlPMann]

Karl.
Did Adams county work out?
You must spend more time
up in the hood. :twisted:
Bill

Nope, got stuck here in the Springs writing a bond. But it was good I stayed, wrote two $5K's and then another $10K today. Desperately needed money after a slow X-Mas season. :roll: Karl.

[Delphi]

bonds huh? what is it exactly you do?

[Marlin]

You have a timetable yet there Mike? How soon is soon?

[KarlPMann]

bonds huh? what is it exactly you do?

I'm a bail bondsman. Been doing that for about a year now. Karl.

[Mad Mike]

Marlin, no time table as yet, but the sooner the better is the way i feel about it, we'll see what happens in 2006....

[USMC03]

I'll be moving to Colo. in the near future........what are the bad area that i should avoid???




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Violent crime rate down in Pueblo

By PATRICK MALONE

THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN


Violent crime in Pueblo dropped 18 percent in 2004, but it's still more common here than in other Colorado cities of comparable size, according to statistics released this week by the FBI.

Westminster, which has a population of only 300 fewer people than Pueblo, reported 251 violent crimes in 2004 compared to 666 in Pueblo, according to the FBI. Arvada, which has a population within 2,000 of Pueblo's, reported 180 violent crimes.

Only Denver (4,490), Aurora (1,754) and Colorado Springs (1,623) reported more violent crimes last year than Pueblo (population 102,121).

Reference:

-Denver (population 554,636)
-Aurora (population 276,900)
-Colorado Springs (population 360,890)
-Pueblo (population 102,121)


Pueblo Police Chief Jim Billings said he has no explanation for the dip in violent crime here. He questioned the validity of the statistics reported by other cities.

"Some of that probably goes to how (other cities) report their statistics," Billings said. "We strictly comply with the uniform crime standards for reporting. I honestly don’t think Pueblo is a more violent community than the other communities around us."

The police chief said habitual criminal laws that put repeat offenders in prison for lengthy terms have played a role in the reduced number of assaults Pueblo has seen.

Aggravated assaults here declined from 598 in 2003 to 422 in 2004. Pueblo proper had seven homicides in 2004 compared to six in 2003. Statistical changes in forcible rape, burglary and theft were negligible.

Overall property crimes in Pueblo were up in 2004, climbing from 5,571 to 5,775 according to the FBI report. Motor vehicle thefts rose from 402 in 2003 to 439 in 2004.

"Typically the property crimes go up when economics are not so good, when the stock market’s down and unemployment is up," said Billings.

Billings said the spike in auto thefts has been a concern for police, and the department has made combatting the problem a priority.

Pueblo's greatest difference in crime was the decline in arson fires. In 2003, Pueblo experienced 65 acts of arson compared to 34 last year.