Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced on Apr. 16 that Colorado Springs saw measurable progress in public safety during 2025, based on year-end data from the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). The report highlights gains in staffing, faster response times, reductions in key crime categories, and expanded use of technology and targeted enforcement strategies.
The improvement in public safety is significant for residents as it indicates a safer community and effective law enforcement efforts. Mayor Mobolade said, “Colorado Springs is safer today than when I took office. That’s not just a statement; it is backed by real and measurable data. You see it in our staffing, in our faster response times, in how we are leveraging technology, and in our year-over-year crime data. The safety of this city is trending in the right direction, and we are delivering results.”
Mobolade attributed the positive changes to intentional investment and strong leadership within the city’s departments. “This progress is not random,” Mobolade said. “It is the result of intentional investment, strong leadership, and the dedication of the men and women who serve this community every day. While we are encouraged by these results, we remain focused on the work ahead to make Colorado Springs one of the safest cities in America.”
The CSPD reported an average of 785 sworn officers for 2025—an increase from an average of 754 officers last year—and noted improvements at the city’s 911 Communications Call Center with staffing rising from an average of 89 employees to 105 over one year. Emergency call answer times also improved significantly: currently, 86% of calls are answered within twenty seconds or less compared to only 46% as recently as July last year.
Response times for emergency incidents showed notable advances as well: Priority 1 calls were answered about twenty-two percent faster than last year while Priority 2 calls saw a similar improvement rate.
Crime statistics indicated overall property crime declined by fourteen percent compared to last year—including substantial drops across burglary (down nineteen percent), motor vehicle burglary (down thirty-two percent), motor vehicle theft (down forty-two percent), crimes against people fell two-point-four percent overall with murder dropping twenty-eight percent and robbery thirteen percent lower than last year.
Technology initiatives such as expanding drone deployment contributed further; since January six additional drones have responded to more than two thousand five hundred service calls with rapid arrival before officers sixty-two percent of the time.
Traffic enforcement increased substantially too: municipal traffic citations rose nearly fifteen percent while total enforcement activity grew almost twenty-five percent over previous levels—supported by new speed cameras that captured more than seven thousand violations early this year targeting school zones and neighborhoods.
