Not everyone is less likely to be handcuffed in Denver.
Arrests in most Denver Police districts fell in 2020 despite busts related to that year's social-justice protests., arrest totals for every district except the one encompassing Denver International Airport have fallen, often by thousands a year, from 2018 to 2021.
For example, District 1 went from 4,754 arrests in 2018 to 2,588 in 2021, while District 6 went from 7,918 arrests in 2018 to 4,936 in 2021. Only District 7 went in the opposite direction, with 268 arrests in 2018 and 333 in 2021. The DPD attributes the decline in arrests largely to policy changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as shifting departmental prerogatives, according to a DPD representative. For example,"to prevent the spread of COVID within the jails, officers did not make as many in-custody arrests for lower-level crimes as well as certain types of warrants."
The department rep also points to a modest decrease in Denver Police staffing, which counted 1,558 officers in 2018, 1,542 in 2019, 1,545 in 2020 and 1,525 in 2021:"Due to vacancies, officers on leave and recruits still in training, there are fewer officers to respond to an increasing number of calls for service, which also reduces the amount of time officers have to conduct proactive policing.
But according to the DPD, the overall drop in arrests has not compromised Denver residents' safety, and the representative offers statistics showing that arrests for certain crimes prioritized by the department have actually increased.
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