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‘I Don’t Feel Safe In Aurora Anymore’: City Seeing Spike In Violent Crime

A comparison of the first nine months of 2020 to the same period in 2019 showed significant increases in major violent crimes.

By Brian Maass

October 15, 2020

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AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) — When Aurora City Councilman Dave Gruber sat down for an interview with CBS4, he said he had just received an email from one of his constituents.

“Please deal with crime. I don’t feel safe in Aurora anymore,” Gruber quoted the email as saying.

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Indeed, Aurora has seen a significant rise in violent crime. When CBS4 compared the first nine months of 2020 to the same period in 2019, it showed significant increases in major violent crimes.

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