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The National Council for Home Safety and Security has issued a list of the safest cities in Colorado, and the city of Littleton made the cut.

To create its list, the council analyzed violent crimes, property crimes and population. With a population of 47,288, Littleton ranked No. 15 on the list of 35 Colorado cities. In 2016, the city had 48 violent crimes and 1,296 property crimes.

As soon as the music began, youngsters in fancy dresses made their way to the dance floor, dads in tow.

Chris Newton and his daughter Juniper were the first to make it there, and they danced hand-in-hand to the tunes of the Temptations. Juniper, decked out in a pink dress and sparkling tiara, stood patiently as her dad fastened an extravagant corsage onto the 4-year-old’s wrist.

Sheila Rea held her breath as her daughter, Gina, tipped forward, gliding along the ice on one skate.

“Now I can breathe again,” Sheila said after Gina triumphantly took a bow, signaling the end of her routine.

The 25-year-old South Jeffco resident was one of many athletes from across the metro area who last Saturday competed in the Colorado Special Olympics Figure and Speed Skating Competition at South Suburban Ice Rink in Centennial.

A cross-section of Colorado — young, old, men, women, and people of various racial and ethnic groups — participated in mid-January’s Celebrate Life March & Rally in Denver.

“There were families pushing young kids in strollers and very elderly people who had a hard time walking,” Janet Hill of South Jeffco said, adding that she marched near a group of dancers in traditional Mexican garb. “It was a very diverse group. It makes you realize how these issues touch us all throughout our society.”