Platte County Confronts Worsening Felony Car Crime & Homicide

This report confirms a trend our blog community has been following for years . . .

RISING CRIME COMMUTES TO RURAL KANSAS CITY METRO!!!

A bit of data to back up our assertion . . .

“We are having a lot of theft, a lot of auto thefts, things like that," Mark Gibson first assistant prosecuting attorney in Platte County said. "But I think the one thing that we have seen, and I've been the first assistant here for over 20 years, the one thing that we have seen that we did not see, say, 10, 15 years ago, is violence relating to drugs."

Felony charges were up, with 696 felony cases filed in 2024, compared to 661 in 2023.
The number of misdemeanor charges filed dropped this year to 7,754.

There were 8,028 misdemeanor charges filed in 2023.

The biggest concern for prosecutors, police, and the sheriff's department is homicide cases.

The prosecutor's office is working on 21 pending homicide cases.

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

Population increase leads to more crime in Platte County, Missouri

Rising crime numbers affect many areas in the metro area, including Platte County, Missouri, which has seen an increase in crime as more people move into the county.