Right, You get crime status down (Colorado ranked as 3rd most dangerous state in the US a couple of days ago) by just not recording or punishing it? Oh yeah, we found that if you don't go after "low level" crime it creates high level crime. That low level crime? Could be a broken tail light or a out of date registration. The crime they missed? The car is stolen and being used for gang activity (common in the Denver metro). They even openly admit they are taking after cities that have gone completely to shit after implementing similar policies. Archive: https://archive.today/h08XY From the post: >>There's a new approach to how the city of Denver will handle low-level traffic violations. Cities like Los Angeles and Philadelphia have told their police officers to stop pulling drivers over for low-level traffic infractions. A similar approach is now taking place in Denver, this time under a new police policy. The stops will not happen in the Mile High City regularly now, unless there's a real threat to safety.