Yes, police are arresting more "yuths". The vast majority of them are black/hispanic. Let's be real here. Its gang and bad culture, liberal/progressive/blue policies that have caused this. Along with the lack of a proper border and Denver declaring itself a sanctuary despite most surrounding towns in the metro passing anti-sanctuary resolutions. Get rid of special rules for being under 18. You make adult choices you get adult punishments, including life in prison with no parole or a death sentence. If you stop giving them less hard punishments for the crimes just because they are under 18, a lot more of them will be unwilling to commit the crime. Gangs recruit kids under 18 for this reason specifically. Archive: https://archive.today/B3J9a From the post: >>Police in Colorado are detaining more kids under 18 years old for violent crimes. A few years after the pandemic more than 170 kids were admitted to a youth detention center for homicide or manslaughter charges according to data from the Division of Youth Services. Before the pandemic, fewer than 70 kids were admitted to youth detention facilities for those types of violent crimes.