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Denver police and first responders have visited hotel shelters hundreds of times. Are they safer than the street?

City officials, Salvation Army say conditions are safer for residents who formerly lived in encampments

Roberta Ramirez, 40, who stays at a homeless shelter in the former DoubleTree hotel
Roberta Ramirez, 40, who stays at a homeless shelter in the former DoubleTree hotel in northeast Denver, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The Salvation Army calls the shelter The Aspen. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/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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A Denver Post review of call data shows hundreds of Denver police and fire department responses to converted hotel shelter for formerly homeless people this year.
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