The Fix‑It Clock

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problems neighbors phoned in since January 2025, and counting

Denver keeps a log of every problem a neighbor phones in and every day it takes to fix. This is what the city's own records say about what gets fixed fast, what waits, and what is piling up where.

City of Denver 311 records, January 2025 through Jul 26 · updated August 18, 2026

Slower this year

Weeds

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weed calls handled within two weeks this year. It was 40 of 100 last year

Weed season is June. This year the city showed up slower.

When the spring rain stops, the calls start: June alone brings in 26% of a whole year of weed complaints. The city used to handle 40 of every 100 within two weeks. This year it was 17 of 100.

June: 1,216 calls
Jan 25Jan 26Jul 26

Weed complaints handled within two weeks, January through July

last year40 of 100
this year17 of 100

Based on 5,611 weed and overgrowth reports, January through July, both years.

On time

Potholes

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pothole reports closed within two weeks this year. Credit where it is due.

Report a pothole and it gets filled. That part works.

Pothole season is March, right after the freeze and thaw chews up the streets. 95 of every 100 reports got closed within two weeks this year, and it was 99 of 100 last year. Credit where it is due: this clock runs on time.

March: 429 calls
Jan 25Jan 26Jul 26

Based on 3,793 pothole reports, January through July, both years.

No. 1 call

Encampments

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encampment reports in one single week this April, the most reported problem in the whole 311 log

The most reported thing in Denver is a tent.

Encampment reports are the number one service request in the whole 311 log. One week, the week of April 06, 2026, brought 468 reports on its own. In Five Points alone, reports went from 254 to 442, January through July.

1,534 in one month
Jan 25Jan 26Jul 26

Based on 9,155 encampment reports, January through July, both years. Counts are calls, not people or tents; one camp can generate many calls. In September 2025 the city added a second encampment category, Street Engagement; this card counts only the original one, so the true total runs higher.

+56% vs last year

Fireworks

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of this year’s fireworks complaints landed in seven days around the Fourth

Every Fourth of July, the 311 line turns into a seismograph.

Of the 1,481 fireworks complaints filed this year through July, 1,022 landed in a single week, the week of June 29. That is 69% of the year in seven days. And the noise is growing: 56% more than last year through July.

1,124 calls
Jan 25Jan 26Jul 26

Based on 2,432 fireworks complaints, January through July, both years.

Your neighborhood

Ask the log yourself

Pick a problem. The map shows where it lands, the line shows when it comes, and the list shows who waits. Tap a neighborhood on the map or the list to zoom every number to that part of town.

MarstonFort LoganBear ValleyHarvey Park SouthSouthmoor ParkHampden SouthIndian CreekGoldsmithGateway - Green Valley RanchDIAUniversity HillsHarvey ParkMar LeeWestwoodBarnumBarnum WestVilla ParkWest ColfaxWest HighlandSloan LakeBerkeleyRegisChaffee ParkSunnysideHighlandGlobevilleJefferson ParkSun ValleyValverdeAthmar ParkWindsorEast ColfaxNortheast Park HillElyria SwanseaWellshireUniversityRosedaleCheesman ParkHilltopMontclairHaleNorth Park HillSouth Park HillUniversity ParkPlatt ParkCollege View - South PlatteOverlandRuby HillKennedyHampdenBakerLincoln ParkAurariaCory - MerrillBelcaroWashington ParkWashington Park WestSpeerCherry CreekCountry ClubCongress ParkCity ParkClaytonSkylandColeCity Park WestWhittierCapitol HillNorth Capitol HillCivic CenterCBDUnion StationFive PointsCentral ParkMontbelloLowry FieldVirginia VillageWashington Virginia Vale

Jan 25 Jul 26

Days count every calendar day from reported to closed, for the cases the city closed. "In two weeks" counts every report, including the ones still open. A neighborhood with a handful of reports makes a shaky average, so the report count is always printed next to it; judge accordingly.

The city's heartbeat

Every kind of call keeps its own rhythm: snow spikes in January, potholes in March, weeds in June, fireworks in July. Each line below is twenty months of one problem, drawn to its own scale. The dot is Jul 26. Flagged categories float to the top.

Weeds/Vegetation Violation
peak 1,216, now 781
-28% vs last year, two week fix rate 40% to 17% (slower)
Irrigation/Water
peak 206, now 206
+59% vs last year, two week fix rate 86% to 68% (slower)
Encampment / Street Engagement
peak 1,041, now 990
new category, first logged Sep 25
Encampment Reporting
peak 1,534, now 533
-8% vs last year
Sheriff - Abandoned vehicle
peak 631, now 631
+7% vs last year
Illegal Parking
peak 362, now 293
+50% vs last year
Pothole
peak 429, now 211
-31% vs last year
Fireworks
peak 1,124, now 1,124
+56% vs last year
Inspection
peak 213, now 184
+26% vs last year
DPD - Non Emergency/ General Info
peak 190, now 146
-9% vs last year
Business License Inspections Request
peak 187, now 114
-16% vs last year
Major Sidewalk Damage
peak 152, now 148
Trash in Yard Violation
peak 155, now 136
Application Status Check
peak 134, now 108
+13% vs last year
DPD - Disturbing The Peace
peak 153, now 98
Barking Dog
peak 124, now 59
Zoning Business License Inspection
peak 117, now 67
Public Health Business License Inspection
peak 129, now 78
-11% vs last year
Transportation Sign Maintenance
peak 143, now 95
-32% vs last year
Signal Hazard (Traffic)
peak 88, now 86
-21% vs last year
Snow Removal Complaint/Sidewalk
peak 2,267, now 0
no calls logged since Mar 26
Service Delay
peak 507, now 0
no calls logged since Apr 26
No Weapons/No Safety Concerns
peak 491, now 0
no calls logged since Jun 25
Trespass / Unwanted Person
peak 336, now 0
no calls logged since Jun 25
Browne for Denver

This clock should run on time for everyone.

The city already tells us who waits. It’s all in the log above.

One email a week: what came in, what went out, what got fixed, nothing else.