Table 5: Figure 5 Dataset

Seventeen-year compilation of 911 calls, arrests for simple assault and domestic violence court cases in Colorado Springs versus increase in population.

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Metropolitan Population

 

All Other 911Calls

Arrests

Disturbance

Simple Assault

911 Calls

(age 18 and over)

1990

397,014

11,090

136,811

885

1991

404,419

12,297

145,078

1,080

1992

422,062

12,472

146,462

1,128

1993

437,105

12,210

156,783

959

1994

457,105

14,916

156,783

897

1995

469,757

11,843

166,656

2,014

1996

478,381

10,129

171,584

1,755

1997

486,934

10,966

164,683

1,898

1998

498,062

10,673

167,706

1,869

1999

509,044

10,124

165,640

1,630

2000

516,928

10,805

176,523

1,779

2001

535,599

10,954

178,891

1,711

2002

543,816

11,280

182,222

1,723

2003

547,816

8,379

184,783

1,571

2004

554,574

9,261

210,329

1,489

2005

587,500

12,465

248,218

1,400

2006

599,127

12,485

239,261

1,393

 

 

 

 

 

Population: Estimates from U.S. Census Bureau, Colorado Springs metropolitan area. Note that the population of a metropolitan center is always greater than that of the city.

911 Calls: Taken from the annual reports of the Colorado Springs Police Department. Domestic disturbance calls are the sum of "domestic" and "family" 911 calls. Note that the CSPD police report for 2003 does not list any (0) Disturbance - Family 911 calls.

Arrests: for simple assault include other offenses than those involving domestic violence.

Court cases: Values for domestic violence court cases are from Colorado Judicial Branch Annual Statistical Reports