{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/colorado-reps-evans-boebert-and-crank-demand-polis-take-action-colorados-crime", "Colorado Reps. Evans, Boebert and Crank Demand Polis Take Action on Colorado\u2019s Crime Crisis", "2025-09-16", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Gabe Evans", "E000300", "gabeevans.house.gov", "gabeevans", "https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) was joined by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) and Congressman Jeff Crank (CO-05) today in demanding Governor Polis take immediate action to address public safety and much needed reform in Colorado.\n\n\u201cColoradans know the truth \u2013 that despite the meager improvements in some crime rates from their record highs in 2022 \u2013 they still don\u2019t feel safe in our state. According to a recent survey, 54% of Coloradans reported not feeling safe \u2013 worse than the national average. The same survey found that 65% of Coloradans worry about violent crime on a daily basis, and that 65% of Coloradans also worry about property crime on a daily basis. Our constituents deserve better than incremental change, lip service, and broken promises when it comes to public safety \u2013 they deserve robust and common-sense approaches that prioritize the protection of our communities.\u201d - Representatives Gabe Evans, Lauren Boebert and Jeff Crank\n\nThe letter is in response to the recent imminent release of a potentially dangerous individual in Weld County \u2014 a move that made national headlines and received immense scrutiny. This, along with several years of public safety failures, are a direct result of bills like HB24-1034, which Congressman Evans voted against but Governor Polis signed into law.\n\nAdditionally, the letter demands Governor Polis call a second special legislative session, this time for the sole purpose of addressing crime in Colorado. The three congressmembers suggest repealing or reforming several of the bills that Polis has signed that:\n\nUndermine law enforcement's ability to keep communities safe SB21-131, SB25-276\n\nEliminate cash bail for certain offenses HB19-1225\n\nReduce penalties for crimes such as repeat retail theft and auto theft SB21-71\n\nRead the full letter here.\n\nBackground:\n\nColorado is currently ranked as the second most dangerous state in America according to U.S. News and World Report and Denver\u2019s violent crime rate is higher than Washington D.C.\u2019s.\n\nMore than half of Coloradans in a recent survey reported not feeling safe in our state, with 65% worrying about violent crime on a daily basis.\n\nThis reality isn't due to a single policy, but rather a litany of soft-on-crime policies that Governor Polis has signed during his tenure.\n\nDespite Colorado's notable status as a dangerous place to live and the repeated concerns of citizens, Governor Polis chose not to address public safety in the recent special legislative session, choosing instead to hike taxes on small businesses and double down on spending taxpayer dollars for illegal immigrants.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/colorado-reps-evans-boebert-and-crank-demand-polis-take-action-colorados-crime"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6070478595793247, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}