Letter from Denver District Attorney on Marijuana and Crime

[HoneyBadger]

I thought the general consensus was that potheads were lazy, non-violent, and just had the munchies...

[OldFogey]

Alex - I will go with illegals for $1000, please!

[Wulf202]

So since 2013 with the implementation of safer gun laws homicides went up 14.7%

Thank you for putting this in writing

[vossman]

Oh snap!

So since 2013 with the implementation of safer gun laws homicides went up 14.7%

Thank you for putting this in writing

[Irving]

I doubt illegals have much to do with any of that, and most of it can be tied to simple population increase.

[fitz19d]

I doubt illegals have much to do with any of that, and most of it can be tied to simple population increase.

Correct, flow of illegals has been fairly steady and I thought I saw some stuff saying it was actually down.

So what's changed. From working my previous job and this current job. Both have let me see visibly the changes. We have professional young (20-35) transients infesting fort collins/frontrange/denver. A few interviewed pretty much all say MJ for reasons to be here. Tent cities in denver were there were none before. With the legalization, there is rampant illegal grows that figure they won't get noticed, or take the risks with easier distribution.

[KevDen2005]

I doubt illegals have much to do with any of that, and most of it can be tied to simple population increase.

I will have to agree. While I do see a great number of crimes committed by illegals (which has probably always been the case) the majority of citizens that I contact who are illegal (also a large number) on a daily basis appear to be people who want a better life and don't want any trouble, from criminals or law enforcement. However I would say the crime rate may have more of a mixture of things including the side effects of legalizing marijuana. And not crimes like possession, MIP, smoking in public. DUI drug related arrests and deaths have gone up everywhere significantly for one.

[sandman76]

True numbers instead of all the percentages would make it more believable and make more sense in general.

[Rumline]

Right. Were these per capita increases or just raw # increases? I suspect the latter.

[funkymonkey1111]

the sooner california legalizes reefer, the sooner these dirtbag "urban travelers" head west for warmer climes

his letter says "colorado sucks because of legal weed. don't let it happen to you--we'll take all the crime we can handle"