Denver - Black, Latino hiring rates rise - Police, Fire departments cite procedural changes

“The rate at which Denver hires Latino and black police officers and firefighters has increased over the past two years, even as the total number of minority hires has fallen slightly.

City officials credit the increasing rate to changes in hiring and recruitment practices.

“You have better functioning police and fire service when the departments reflect the community, and can better represent the concerns of the community from within,” said Al LaCabe, the city’s safety manager, who oversees the city’s Police and Fire departments.”

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