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Vast majority of Denver’s $40 million in legal settlements over last 7 years due to law enforcement misconduct

Large payouts averaged $5.6 million a year from 2017 to 2023, with DPD and sheriff accounting for 89%

Protesters watch law enforcement officers from behind make-shift barriers during a protest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked nationwide protests like the one in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Thousands gathered to protest as police enforced an 8 p.m. citywide curfew. As officers advanced, protestors began throwing objects as officers returned less-lethal projectiles into the crowd. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Protesters watch law enforcement officers from behind make-shift barriers during a protest in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which sparked nationwide protests like the one in downtown Denver on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Thousands gathered to protest as police enforced an 8 p.m. citywide curfew. As officers advanced, protestors began throwing objects as officers returned less-lethal projectiles into the crowd. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Denver paid $39.5 million to settle large lawsuits, legal claims and judgments against the city by the public between 2017 and 2023, according to a Denver Post review of city claims data. Civil rights claims against police drove that total — especially as 2020 protest payouts added up.
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