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DENVER — It happens twice a year. Every year. Just like clockwork.

Spring forward, fall back. Daylight saving time. Besides making us late or early for work, it’s just, well, pretty darn annoying.

“It began with farmers. I mean it was so the farmers could work later in the summer and bring in more crops,” said Metropolitan State University at Denver professor Denise Mowder.

If it makes better use of daylight, then why not make it permanent?

“Exactly, why do we fall back? Why don’t we just stay here?” Mowder asked.

That will have to be decided by Colorado’s lawmakers.

According to a recently published paper by university professors, they found daylight saving time is more than annoying to us.

It’s downright inconvenient for criminals, especially strong-arm robbers.

“Someone physically taking something away from you that’s not theirs,” Mowder said.

The study concluded that the more light there is during the day, the less likely bad guys are going to mug you.

That’s great news since we spring forward Sunday at 2 a.m. Right up until we fall back on Nov. 6.