Broomfield police report falling crime rates, expand response and prevention efforts including new "blue envelope" program

Broomfield Police Chief Anaya Hempelman told the City and County of Broomfield council at a study session that overall property and violent crime have trended downward and that the department is expanding programs aimed at behavioral‑health response and street‑racing enforcement.

Hempelman said the department’s analysis of Colorado Bureau of Investigation data shows a decline in total property crime and low violent‑crime rates: “About 1 person is a victim per 1,000 resident on violent crimes,” she said, and cited a 2024 total‑crime rate of 21.92 per 1,000 residents, down from 26.07 in 2023. She also noted that robbery sits at 0.06 per 1,000 and that larceny was the highest property category at 5.93 per 1,000.

The figures provide context for how the department is reallocating resources. Deputy Chief Mark Cadell described investigative and communications improvements and said new digital forensics tools helped secure a first‑degree murder conviction; Cadell also reported that Broomfield’s dispatch met the national standard of answering 90% of 911 calls within 15 seconds, with the department answering 99.7% of calls within…