GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - While the homicide rates in Colorado have fallen to their lowest level in five years, domestic violence deaths have risen by over one third.

That’s according to an annual report released Tuesday by the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.

Chairman of the board Attorney General Phil Weiser called the latest findings “sobering.” For the first time since the board was created, says Weiser, nearly one in five Colorado homicides was connected to domestic violence.

The fifty-five page report says abuse can really affect anyone, at any age. Domestic violence victims in 2024 ranged anywhere from 14 to 91 years old.

"Domestic violence can touch anybody for any reason," says Jennifer Lucero, director of victim services at the 21st Judicial District Att

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