Kansas City Desperately Seeking Solutions Amid Worsening 2024 Property Crime Wave

The basics of the cowtown conundrum . . .

TOO MANY OF OUR KANSAS CITY PROGRESSIVE FRIENDS STUPIDLY FEAR SEEMING RACIST BY MERELY ADVOCATING TO LOCK UP CRIMINALS!!!

Actually . . . That's a false dichotomy propagated by people who value voter turnout over public safety.

Even better . . . 

For those of who are really well-versed in PC thug culture . . . 

Being afraid of being called racist is actually proof that you're a racist. Also, if you deny that you're racist. That's also racist. It's all explained unintelligibly in garbage books like "White Fragility" that your GF might read when she's mad at you watching too much football or 6-hour video game sessions.

Here's an example of the twisted thinking along with links to more resources . . . 

"At a public meeting hosted by the city council two weeks later, some residents said officials need to crack down harder on people committing crimes, and others cautioned against relying on harsher punishment as a solution and demanded that the city invest more in programs that tackle the root causes of crime."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

'Violating.' 'Shocking.' Kansas City residents are desperate for an end to the property crime wave

Property crimes have increased by 31% between 2019 and 2023. Much of that is due to a spike in car thefts. Faced with mounting public criticism, Kansas City officials are looking at solutions that include a new temporary jail.

Kansas City police implementing new strategies on property crime

Kansas City police are implementing new strategies to reduce property crime, including increased foot patrols and detective involvement.

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Crime affects everyone's quality of life issues. But a $325,000 fund to help establishments recover from break-ins is just a start. From Toriano Porter:

KCPD homicide sergeant says reducing violent crimes made way for increase in property crimes, talks solutions

So far in 2024, homicides are down in Kansas City, Missouri, compared to recent years when the city experienced record-breaking violence.

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