Crime in Colorado Crime in Colorado This article describes crime in the U.S. state of Colorado. In 2011, there were 151,125 crimes reported in Colorado. In 2008, there were 158,236 crimes reported in Colorado, including 156 murders, 141,107 property crimes, and 2,094 rapes. Capital punishment is applied in this state. Two of the country's largest mass shootings have occurred in Colorado: The Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and the Aurora movie theater massacre in 2012. Both of these shootings resulted in national and international outrage and mourning. Other notable mass shootings in Colorado include the Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings in
Columbine High School massacre which is a sawn off, double-barreled shotgun. Rumors that the layout of the "Doom" levels Harris created resembled that of CHS circulated after the massacre, but appear to be untrue, though some still believe it. Harris spent a great deal of time creating a large WAD, named Tier (a song by Rammstein), calling it his "life's work." The WAD was uploaded to the Columbine school computer and to AOL shortly before the attack, but appears to have been lost. Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 – April 20, 1999) was born in Wichita, Kansas. The Harris family relocated often, as