re: Tell me about Colorado Springs

Good town. I visit family once a year. Great for outdoor activities and they have some great parks.

The gripe I’ve heard recently is that crime has increased a good bit since weed became legal and brought a new element to town. My family never once had an issue with crime before it was legal. Since then, their car has been broken into twice (2 different locations) and mail also stolen a few times.

(I lean towards making it legal, so I wasn’t happy to hear the above. Maybe they are unrelated but they are convinced it’s related and have said the town is constantly changing since then)

Edit: I’d be curious to hear from other locals if they had the same experience since then or if they are exaggerating the effect.