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Denver sees fewer shootings, victims as gun violence trends down

Nonfatal shootings down nearly 20% the first half of this year compared to 2023

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 28: Police officers investigate one of several crime scenes from a shooting spree at 8th Avenue and Zuni Street on December 28, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. A disabled vehicle with a flat tire and shot out window remains in the intersection. A suspect went on a shooting spree on Monday night that spanned two cities, Lakewood and Denver, and claimed the lives of five people and wounded three people including a Lakewood police officer. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post
DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 28: Police officers investigate one of several crime scenes from a shooting spree at 8th Avenue and Zuni Street on December 28, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. A disabled vehicle with a flat tire and shot out window remains in the intersection. A suspect went on a shooting spree on Monday night that spanned two cities, Lakewood and Denver, and claimed the lives of five people and wounded three people including a Lakewood police officer. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4: Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Denver's gun violence dropped significantly during the first six months of 2024, but the city's homicides remained nearly flat.
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