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Broomfield police report falling crime rates, expansion of mental‑health response and new public programs
Summary
Chief Hempelman told the Broomfield City Council the city’s property and violent‑crime rates have trended downward through the first half of 2025, and BPD is expanding co‑responder mental‑health responses, a blue‑envelope accommodations program, and targeted enforcement against street‑racing and repeat retail theft.
Chief Hempelman delivered a department update to the Broomfield City Council reporting year‑over‑year declines in property crime and very low violent‑crime rates in Broomfield.
“Our violent crime continues to be very low here in Broomfield. About 1 person is a victim per 1,000 resident on violent crimes,” Chief Hempelman said while reviewing Colorado Bureau of Investigation data that compared 2023, 2024 and the first two quarters of 2025. He noted robbery was extremely rare (about 0.06 victims per 1,000 residents) and larceny remains the largest property category.
Deputy Chief Mark Cadell, who oversees investigations and patrol operations, described upgrades to investigative capacity, including new digital forensics software used in a recent homicide prosecution, regional partnerships that produced indictments in a liquor‑store…
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