In 2026, Larimer County became the latest Northern Colorado area to launch a nonemergency hotline for bias- and hate-driven crimes. The hotline, which operates in English, Spanish and Arabic, is open to voice message reports from community members 24/7.
Callers are asked to provide information for later contact and share as much information about the situation as they would like. The district attorney’s office then works internally and in collaboration with law enforcement to find out whether a crime occurred and how to best move forward.
The project was spearheaded by District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin, who was involved in efforts to expand the county’s definition of bias-motivated crimes in 2021. This alteration has given him and the county more room to prosecute crimes that can be proven as motivated, at least in part, by bias…