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Crime in Colorado in 2022: The Data on Colorado’s Increasing Crime Problem

Oct 3, 2022

This report looks at the current state of crime in Colorado through the lens of publicly available data on the level of crime and crime rates.

2022 Colorado State Ballot Proposition FF: “Healthy School Meals for All Public School Students”

Sep 15, 2022

If passed, Proposition FF will provide free meals to all K–12 students within participating districts. It will also increase wages for school food preparation workers and subsidize the use of Colorado-grown and produced food.

Fall 2022 City & County of Denver Ordinance 305: “No Eviction Without Representation”

Sep 14, 2022

If passed by voters this fall, Denver’s citizen initiated Ordinance 305, “No Eviction Without Representation” would levy a new tax on landlords, of $75 per residential rental unit, to fund universal tenant legal representation for those facing an eviction or threat of eviction in the city.

2022 Colorado State Ballot Proposition #123: “Dedicated State Income Tax Revenue for Affordable Housing”

Sep 14, 2022

To address the unit production shortfall, Proposition #123 has qualified for the ballot, requesting that Coloradans dedicate 1/10th of 1% of federal taxable income from the State’s General Fund to create Colorado’s first statewide voter initiated affordable housing fund.

On the Road to $1 Billion in Vehicles Stolen: The Data Trends Behind Colorado’s Motor Vehicle Theft Crisis

Sep 8, 2022

Despite the complexity of the issues surrounding motor vehicle theft, there is a crystal-clear trend in the Centennial state. Theft rates continue to rise, and Colorado maintains its unenviable distinction as the number one state in America for car theft. CSI Criminal Justice Fellows Mitch Morrissey and George Brauchler explore the data and trends through the first six months of 2022.

Colorado Housing Affordability Update: August 2022

Aug 25, 2022

While overall housing prices remain elevated due to high levels of inflation over the past 18 months, the rate of growth moderated in July.

Colorado Housing Quarterly Update

Jul 27, 2022

The cost of housing in Colorado—and particularly the Denver metro area—has made the state an increasingly expensive place to live. Since 2015, the price of housing in metro Denver has exceeded the U.S. average, hindering its regional competitiveness.

The Uncertain Future Cost of Colorado’s Energy Infrastructure and Housing Affordability

Jun 20, 2022

Housing affordability remains a top issue facing Coloradans. With rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages, and complex land-use regulations, the outlook for housing development in the state looks bleak.

Common Sense Institute Policy Brief: Rent Control at Mobile Home Parks

Apr 22, 2022

CSI analyzes HB22-1287: Protections for Mobile Home Park Residents.

Fentanyl’s Increasing Toll on the Colorado Economy

Apr 11, 2022

Although the Opioid Crisis has been an ongoing public health issue since the late 1990’s, Colorado’s policymakers, law enforcement, district attorneys, addiction rehab advocates, and researchers have recently narrowed their focus on Schedule II Controlled Substances and more specifically, fentanyl.