Report: Kansas City Per Capita Cost Of Rising Crime Exposed

From car break-ins to vandalism and even local merchants forced to react to local lawlessness . . . The real world economic impact of local crime is undeniable.

And so . . . This report offers a number figure that puts this town in very bad company.

Check-it . . .

"Known for its amazing barbecue and jazz, Kansas City is also known for its crime, with a per capita crime cost of $6,398, more than 17 times higher than the nation’s safest large city of Irvine, which has a crime cost of $364. Its City-Data crime index value is equally intimidating at 675.1."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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