Crime in Colorado 2007, the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting in 2015, and the National Western Complex shootout in Denver in 2016. 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
Marilyn Manson–Columbine High School massacre controversy "Bowling for Columbine", Manson and Moore discussed that on the day of the Columbine tragedy, the United States dropped more bombs on Kosovo than any other time during the Kosovo War. Manson argued that the US president has more influence than himself, yet no one questioned whether the president was to blame. In interviews, Manson claimed that he does not promote violence, hate, suicide, and the other atrocities of which he has been accused. Rather, he promotes not being afraid to be different and to challenge societal views and norms. He repeatedly asserts that there is a difference between art