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'An opportunity problem': Local nonprofits, law enforcement work to curb rise in youth crime – Greeley Tribune

After dropping for three-straight years, youth crime is once again on the rise across the state of Colorado. Violent crimes rates have especially skyrocketed. 2023 in Weld County alone, there have been three high-profile cases involving minors: a 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder for shooting his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend, a matricide-suicide involving a 15-year-old in Severance, and a double shooting near Sunborn Park in Greeley. But what’s causing these young people to commit such violent crimes? ....

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