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Denver Metro Area Stands Out for Growth in Homelessness

Dec 21, 2023

Metro Denver Concerning Trends Across Homeless Populations Stand Out Nationally: Total homeless, Unsheltered, Chronically homeless

Untapped Potential: Economic Costs of Colorado’s Foster Youth

Nov 14, 2023

Foster care youth aging out of the foster care system in Colorado face a multitude of challenges. This report attempts to derive the individual and social costs borne by a cohort of Colorado’s foster youth.

November Crime Snapshot: Crime Rates in Colorado

Nov 10, 2023

How Does Colorado Compare Nationally? Colorado’s crime has risen to one of the highest rates in the nation in the past ten years. As of 2022, Colorado ranked 4th highest nationally for combined property and violent crime rates according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data.

Where Have All the Condos Gone? featuring Peter LiFari, Ted Leighty and Bruce Likoff

Nov 6, 2023

Over the past fifteen years, Colorado condominium construction has experienced a severe decline. Condominium development between 2018 and 2022, across 11 front range counties which collectively house over 80% of Colorado’s population, was 76% lower than between 2002...

A Snapshot of the Metro Denver Homeless Ecosystem in 2023

Oct 26, 2023

While metro areas across the country have seen a surge of people experiencing homelessness, the Denver metro has some of the highest levels of growth among the areas the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development tracks.

Fiscal Impacts of Denver’s Migrant Sheltering and Support Services

Oct 24, 2023

CSI estimates that the city will have spent between $36.3 million and $39.1 million on migrant support services by the end of 2023.

A Citizen’s Guide to Aurora’s Most Pressing Issues

Oct 17, 2023

The latest facts on homelessness, housing and crime in Aurora so that voters can have the latest information ahead of going to vote.

Spotlight on Crime in Aurora, CO.

Oct 17, 2023

This report analyzes the current state of Aurora crime and crime rates using Colorado Crime Stats and stats reported by the Aurora Police Dept.

Aurora, CO. Housing Affordability Report

Oct 17, 2023

This report analyzes affordability trends and estimates whether there is a deficit or surplus in housing units in Aurora Colorado.

Aurora Homelessness Report

Oct 17, 2023

Aurora, though it contains a relatively low concentration of homelessness, has emerged as a focal point of Colorado’s homelessness problem.