Bank robberies in Colorado have fallen from a post-pandemic national high and people — including the convicted robbers themselves — say it has to do with increased federal prosecutions and the likelihood of federal prison time.
Colorado now ranks third highest in the nation when it comes to the number of bank robberies, behind Illinois and California.
That is a decline from 2021, when Colorado ranked first in the country at 191 robberies that year. That was more bank robberies than in California or Texas or anywhere else…