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Denver officials credit Place Network Investigations with sharp drop in shootings, plan expansion
Summary
City leaders presented data showing a large year‑over‑year decline in shootings at targeted Place Network Investigations (PNI) sites, described neighborhood interventions and ARPA funding that supported them, and said the city will expand the PNI approach to additional locations while acknowledging challenges rebuilding community trust in some areas.
Denver leaders told the mayor-and-council joint meeting that the city’s Place Network Investigations (PNI) strategy has coincided with steep drops in violent incidents at the neighborhoods where it has been deployed.
Mayor (speaker 2) summarized program metrics during the briefing and said the city expanded from a single PNI site in 2023 to six in 2024, and that the six sites collectively saw nonfatal shootings fall from 22 in 2024 to 2 year‑to‑date in 2025. “You’ll see some really great results,” the Mayor said while walking through outcomes, adding that reductions are driven by a mix of community activation and cross‑departmental work.
Denver Police Chief Vaughn Thomas, who introduced the department’s rollout, said the approach draws on academic partners and multiagency…
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