Staff members of the Inter-District Authority have received complaints about the in-person security at neighborhood gates and at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall.
Despite decreased chances for socialization caused by COVID-19 health restrictions, 2020 was ultimately a deadlier year from a crime perspective than those preceding it in the city of Pueblo.
Fourteen homicides were reported by the Pueblo Police Department during 2020, up from 12 homicides in 2019 and up further from a reported eight in 2018.
Aggravated assault reports were also up in 2020, rising to 627 reported assaults from 564 in 2019.
However, officers reported fewer incidents of using force against a subject. In 2019, a total of 235 response to aggression/resistance reports were filed with the police s internal affairs division, and only 126 such reports were filed during 2020.
The majority of both years reports were for officers use of personal weapons, which includes control holds, empty-hand strikes, knee or elbow strikes and takedowns. However, six reports were for use of a firearm during 2020, three were for a display of a firearm or stun gun, and 51 reports were