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DENVER (KDVR) — Following decades-high crime statistics in the Denver metro and across Colorado, public safety leaders and the governor are trying a new approach.

Gov. Polis was joined by state legislators, law enforcement and community members to announce a new comprehensive public safety plan Thursday. It involves three bills that will be introduced at the legislature, totaling a $113 million investment in public safety over the next two years.

The goal is to drive down property crime and violent crime in Colorado to make the state rank in the top 10 for safety in those categories.

Colorado clocked back-to-back record years for violent and property crime in 2020 and 2021.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation hasn’t released final numbers on Colorado’s crimes just yet, but preliminary totals say 2021 was an even worse year for Colorado crime than the record-breaking 2020.

You can watch the full announcement on FOX31 NOW.