Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced on Apr. 16 that Colorado Springs has made measurable progress in public safety for the year 2025, according to new data from the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). The report highlights gains in police staffing, faster emergency response times, reductions in several major crime categories, and increased use of technology and targeted enforcement strategies.
The improvements are seen as significant for residents concerned about community safety. Officials say that these changes reflect ongoing efforts to make Colorado Springs a safer place to live.
“Colorado Springs is safer today than when I took office,” said Mayor Yemi Mobolade. “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.”
Staffing levels at CSPD reached an average of 785 sworn officers during 2025—an increase from an average of 754 officers the previous year. The city’s emergency call center also saw growth with an average staff of 105 compared to last year’s average of 89.
Response times improved across all priority calls. In particular, officials reported that by this year, 86% of emergency calls were answered within twenty seconds or less—up from only forty-six percent recorded last July. Priority one calls averaged eleven minutes and thirty-four seconds for response—a twenty-one percent improvement over last year—while priority two calls saw a similar reduction.
Crime statistics show overall property crime declined fourteen percent compared to last year—including a nineteen percent decrease in burglary incidents and notable drops in vehicle-related crimes such as motor vehicle burglary (down thirty-two percent) and theft (down forty-two percent). Crimes against people also fell by two point four percent with murder dropping twenty-eight percent and robbery down thirteen percent compared to the previous year.
CSPD’s investment into new technologies included deploying six additional drones since January as part of its Drone as A First Responder program. These drones responded to more than twenty-five hundred service calls so far this year—arriving before officers sixty-two percent of the time—and averaging under two minutes per arrival on scene.
Traffic enforcement was another area with marked increases: municipal traffic citations rose fourteen point five percent while overall enforcement activity went up nearly twenty-five percent during the past twelve months. New speed cameras captured over seventy-one hundred violations early this year focusing on school zones and other high-risk areas throughout the city.
“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.”
