Hispanic Coloradans were more likely than the general population to consider crime, drug use and undocumented immigration to be major problems, according to data released from a poll this spring.
Rica Rodriguez, with a group called Promotores de Esperanza, restocks a display with free boxes of the opioid overdose drug naloxone for people to take at Parkway Discount Liquors in Commerce City, Colorado on Aug. 21, 2024. A spring 2024 poll found Latinos are more concerned about drug use and overdoses than the general population.
A few years ago, concern about the cost of housing mostly came from mountain towns, but now even people in traditionally lower-cost areas like the Eastern Plains are worried about it, she said. The difference between Latinos and the general population was smaller when it came to crime in their neighborhoods, with about one-third of Latinos and one-quarter of all Coloradans calling it an extremely or very serious problem. People’s views of crime in general tend to be influenced more by incidents they see in the news or on social media, making them feel less safe even when violent crime isn’t common, Weigel said.
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