Urban Culture - Denver
Current local issues:
1. Tornado-prone airport:
Colorado is home to the most tornado-prone county in the US (45 to 50 tornadoes a year)
Last tornado: 12 June 2022
Number: 26 (since 1975)
Damage, injuries: 0, but chaos
Period: a few minutes and didn't get that close to the airport
Biggest tornado in Denver: 15 June, 1988 (7 people injured, damaged 85 buildings, cars, uprooted trees)
2. Flooding:
Several Denver neighborhoods experience flooding during rainstorms or after very wet winters when the ground is saturated. More extreme flooding is also possible in lower-lying areas of town.
Last flood: 8 August 2022
Damage/injuries: Fire Dept. rescued 20 people stranded in vehicles (multiple children and a baby),
Period: a night
Deadliest flood in Colorado: 31 July, 1976 (144 people died, 5 never found, bridges and houses collapsed)
3. Drug crimes:
There is a map here illustrating local crime trends and is updated twice a week. Popular crimes: murder, burglary, identity theft, auto theft, drug- and alcohol-related crimes
So far this year: Denver has had 2688 drug and alcohol crimes (267per month/8.8 per day) (3rd November 2022 data)
Most problematic area regarding drugs: Denver Union Station
Outstanding case:
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179 pounds meth=81,2 kg 8000-10000 Fentanyl 43 pounds cocaine=19,50 kg 20 guns |
+1: Trash problem
PODCAST: City Cast Denver: Can Denver Rethink What We Throw Away?
Sources:
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/104/6/1520-0493_1976_104_0800_dnmto_2_0_co_2.xml