The streets of Colorado Springs are becoming a more dangerous place for police.
Statistics tell the story, but for police it means more attacks on officers and more injuries.
Another measuring stick is the number of times officers have drawn their guns and shot people. From March 14 to May 8, police officers drew their service weapons and shot four people, wounding three and killing one. District Attorney Jeanne Smith is not alarmed by the increase. Any time a police officer pulls the trigger, her office investigates. Based on her investigators' reports on three of the four shootings this year, Smith concluded that the officers are shooting people in self-defense.