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Gun violence drops 12% in Denver as number of shootings plunges

Decline in shootings — including fatalities — offset by increase in other gun violence

A Denver police officers puts up ...
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
A Denver police officer puts up crime tape at the scene of a shooting on East Colfax Avenue and Verbena Street in Denver on Nov. 1, 2022. (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)
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The sweeping decline in shootings was countered by an increase in other gun violence that has stopped the city short, so far, of Mayor Mike Johnston’s goal to reduce gun violence by 20% in 2024.
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