Brief by Central Staff
Demographics – July 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
In the June edition, we learned about the relationship between crime risks and postal Zip codes (when introduced in 1963, ZIP was an acronym for “Zone Improvement Plan” — some of us are old enough to remember postal zones in big cities, like “New York 17, N.Y.”)
Brief by Central Staff
Demographics – November 1997 – Colorado Central Magazine
Deadly Mountains
Some people see beauty in the Rocky Mountains, some see real estate to sell, and others apparently see their own tombstones.
According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, states in the Mountain West have the highest suicide rate. In 1995, Nevada topped the nation with 25.8 suicides per 100,000 population. After it came Montana, 23.1; Arizona, 19.1; New Mexico, 17.8; Colorado, 17.5; and Wyoming, 17.1.