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 The film is believed to have been inspired by several shootings that are listed before the credits, Columbine being among them. The first documentary on the massacre may have been the TLC documentary "Lost Boys" in 2000. The 2002 Michael Moore documentary film "Bowling for Columbine" won several awards. Also in 2002, A&E made "Columbine: Understanding Why". In 2004, the shooting was dramatized in the documentary "Zero Hour". In 2007, the massacre was documented in an episode of the National Geographic Channel documentary series, "The Final Report". In the 2009 film "April Showers", which was written and directed by Andrew