AURORA, Colo. — As 2024 ends, Denver7 is taking a closer look at youth crime in Aurora. Numbers we obtained through an open records request from the Aurora Police Department give a picture of this type of crime, but a community advocate says the numbers do not tell the full story.
For eight years, Royal Mentoring Group has spent time helping out people in Denver and Aurora.
“We’re an at-risk mentoring group. We work in juvenile facilities, high schools, middle schools, and do home visits on the street for at-risk youth,” said Xavier Davis, who runs the Royal Mentoring Group.
Aurora police records show decline in youth arrests and summons in 2024
Davis helps young people channel their emotions in a place like a recording studio he has established, but he knows there is more beyond the microphone who needs help.
“The kids that we work with, you know, visiting the jails, and I’m just getting phone calls from mothers. We’re seeing it. And it’s rising and it’s getting worse and worse. And it’s bad when it’s getting worse,” Davis said.