Not sure to give credit to the weather or the worsening economy. It's entirely possible that broke-ass cowtown criminals simply can't afford the price of bullets.
Still, there's no denying the latest numbers.
This morning KCPD updated their daily homicide tracker to reveal 8 killings so far this year compared with 14 at this time last year.
It doesn't seem like it but the 42.86% decline is a very real sign of progress.
Of course skeptics might tell us that this is merely an anomaly given that there hasn't been any significant anti-crime plan shared with the public.
Nevertheless, fewer people killed on local streets is a good thing.
That doesn't mean that KC's historic violence problem is solved which should be obvious from this quick collection of metro crime links featuring allegations, police action and a vast array of property crime.
Bad Shots AboundKilling Across State Line
Murder Suspect Charged After Auto Inferno
Justice For Lisa
Double Mistake For The Dotte
Justice For Olivia Effort Cont'd
Brazen Car Crook Recorded
Family Mourns Killing
Raytown Remembers
Spying Future To Keep Peace
Developing . . .