Colorado, like many other states, has experienced shocking spikes in violence during the pandemic. Concerns about crime and public safety featured prominently in speeches by Colorado’s top political leadership on the opening day of the 2022 legislative session and will be a major topic in the year’s lawmaking and elections, including the governor’s race. “I don’t think we should panic yet,” said Mary Dodge, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Colorado Denver.
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