Newsflash: Kansas City Newspaper Notices Rampant Local Violence

Newsflash: Kansas City Newspaper Notices Rampant Violence

This dead-tree roundup might be useful inasmuch as politicos touting progress against trending violence on KCMO streets don't have any support from local media.

The stats on worsening gunfire despite declining homicides are worth considering.

And . . . As we've noticed this week . . .

The Kansas City property crime crisis persists into 2025.

Here's the crux of the report and more info . . .  

"High-profile mass shootings at the Crown Center shopping center and the Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally at Union Station heralded a violent start to the year for Kansas City in 2024, shocking the public with their brazen nature and widespread impact. Indeed, the latter shooting captured national attention, bred community outcries for change and impelled discussions among leaders about ways to make the murky path of preventing violent crime more clear.

"Homicides in Kansas City, in fact, declined in 2024 from a record high the year prior, a fact which city leaders and law enforcement widely touted. But nonfatal shootings still soared, making 2024 the second most violent year for nonfatal shootings in Kansas City’s history, and violent crime overall remained at consistently high levels . . .

"Most murders were by gunfire, and the number of people who were hit by bullets — and survived — rose 12% over the previous year, according to police data."

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

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