Legislative intent.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-255.48
in effectSec. 2-255.48. - Legislative intent.
The city council hereby declares that neighborhood safety, crime prevention, and control are major goals for the City and County of Denver. The legislative intent of this division is to implement an evidence-based, accountable, and efficient public safety strategy to reduce crime, including juvenile delinquency, and to increase neighborhood safety. To that end, the council establishes a crime prevention and control commission which shall have the following purposes:
(1) To reduce crime, partly by reducing criminal recidivism;
(2) To facilitate coordination among justice system agencies and community-based organizations;
(3) To support the development of a data-driven criminal justice system that offers a range of evidence-based sanctions and programs;
(4) To consider the impact on neighborhoods when formulating or recommending alternatives to incarceration and the release of individuals into the community;
(5) To facilitate the development of information technology and data necessary for effective criminal justice policy development, jail population management, and evaluation of sanctions and programs to hold individuals accountable;
(6) To facilitate efficient use of jail space by encouraging alternatives, where appropriate; and
(7) To request annual appropriations as determined by a vote of the commissioners.
(Ord. No. 195-05, § 1, 3-29-05; Ord. No. 1267-18, § 1, 12-17-18; Ord. No. 716-22, § 1, 8-1-22)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH2AD_ARTVIIIBOCOCO_DIV11CRPRCOCO_S2-255.48LEINFetched: 10/27/2026