July 4th fireworks calls to Denver police drop to lowest number in years
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DENVER — While illegal Fourth of July fireworks exploded across the metro area on Saturday and Sunday, the number of residents who called Denver police to report them dropped to the lowest level in years.
The Denver Police Department provided numbers on Monday for fireworks calls of service that showed a total of 442 calls over three nights: 89 on Friday, 139 on Saturday and 214 on Sunday.
The three-day total is about half the number of calls Denver police received on July 4 alone in 2020 (856 calls), when the COVID-19 pandemic had forced the cancellation of fireworks shows across the state.
Calls to Denver police this year between July 2 and 4 dropped to their lowest number in the past five years, according to DPD data.
Denver fireworks calls for service, July 2-4:
2017: 1,571
2018: 1,311
2019: 724
2020: 1,540
2021: 442