Forging Alliances Sept 25, 2018

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1 Forging Alliances Sept 25, 2018 Get the P3 Tips APP The APP enables the public to share information anonymously with Crime Stoppers programs, law enforcement entities, schools. Find it in the Apple App Store and in Google Play. Facts There were 8344 violent crimes (murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault) in Kansas City, MO in 2017, up 5.6% over Only 20.3% were cleared. Of all violent crimes in Kansas City, MO, there were 150 murders in 2017, up 17.2% over Only 50.7% were cleared. Eighty-five percent of murders were committed with a form of firearm. The next most often used means of attack was a knife (6%). The largest category of violent crimes in Kansas City, MO is aggravated assault of which there were 5,898 incidences. Twenty-two percent were cleared. --Kansas City Police Department Annual Report. While the motive for murder is unknown for 52% of the cases, 23% are due to an argument, 10% result from robbery, 6% are attributable to domestic violence, and 4% stem from drugs. Of all murders in Kansas City, MO in 2017, 57% of victims were Black Males and 54% of suspects were Black Males. White males were the next largest category of victims (18%) and 10% of all suspects were White Males. The age, race, and sex of a large number of suspects are unknown. (The above facts come from Kansas City Police Department statistics.) Of the 33 states with firearm death rates that exceed the national incidence of deaths per 100,000 people, 19 have poverty rates that exceed the national rate of 14.0%. Missouri s firearm death rate is 18.8 per 100,000; Missouri s poverty rate is on par with the national rate, 14% (22 nd highest). -- Forhlich and Harrington. There are approximately 110 groups/gangs in KC. Total affiliation is approximately 1,000. The groups range in size from 3 to 50. Some members move between multiple groups based upon monetary gain. Volker Abused women are five times more likely to be killed if their abuser owns a firearm. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Link

2 When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2015 Homicide Data. Violence Policy Center, September Link Readings The Kansas City Missouri Police Department partners with CrimeReports.com to bring residents the latest information about crime in their neighborhoods. Kansas City Police Department Annual Reports Link Hertz, Daniel Kay. The Debate Over Crime Rates is Ignoring the Metric That Matters Most: Murder Inequality The Trace. July 25, Link National Institute of Justice. Gun Violence. See also How Prevalent is Gun Violence in America? Link Knapp, Alex. How Lead Caused America's Violent Crime Epidemic. Forbes, January 3, Link Latzer, Barry. The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America, Encounter Books, Morin, Rich, Kim Parker, Renee Stepler and Andrew Mercer. Behind the Badge. Pew Research Center. January 11, Link Amid protests and calls for reform, how police view their jobs, key issues and recent fatal encounters between blacks and police. Van Dam, Andrew. The Surprising Way Gun Violence is Dividing America. Washington Post. May 31, Aizenman, Nurith. Gun Violence: How the U.S. Compares with Other Countries. National Public Radio, October 6, Link Stats Graphically Displayed National Murder Rates Historic Rates

3 Francesca Mirabile and Daniel Nass. "What s the Homicide Capital of America? Murder Rates in U.S. Cities, Ranked." The Trace, April 26, Jeff I would like to remake this chart so that I can highlight Kansas City instead of Chicago. Let me know if you want me to try to do that. Mirabile, Francesca. Chicago Still Isn t the Murder Capital of America, The Trace, January 18, Violent Crime and Homicide Rates/100K for Cities with Populations Greater than 200,

4 Compiled Major Gregory Volker, Commander, East Patrol Division, Kansas City, MO Police Department Homicides Involving Firearms for Some of the Most Violent Cities Compiled from FBI Crime Reports, city police crime data and local new accounts. Some cities did not have readily available data on the connection between firearms and homicides. Number of Deaths and Estimated Average and Total Lifetime Costs Homicides All Fatal Injuries All ages, all sexes All Mechanisms (instruments)

5 Centers for Disease Control Kansas City MO Facts KCPD Annual Reports and December UCR Data

6 KCPD Annual Reports and InfoView Report Kansas City Homicide Rate per 100,000 Age, Race, Sex Table compiled by Major Gregory Volker, Commander, East Patrol Division, Kansas City, MO Police Department B/M = Black Male H/M = Hispanic male B/F = Black Female A/M = Asian male W/M = White male W/F = White female

7 Kansas City Missouri, Kansas City Kansas and St. Louis Missouri Murder Rates "The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US" The Trace, Nov 13, Data from FBI Crime Reports.

8 2017 Kansas Crime Index Kansas Bureau of Investigations Kansas Incident Based Reporting Unit Kansas City MO Homicides Geographic boundaries Compiled by Lee Darin, Kansas City Police Department

9 Firearm Victims in Aggravated Assaults for Zip Codes, based on 2017 Crime Data Updated Sept. 12, 2018 from OpenDataKC, Kansas City Police Dept. Kansas City MO Crime Data Comparisons to U.S. Average

10 Groups (Gangs) Compiled by Major Gregory Volker, Commander, East Patrol Division, Kansas City, MO Police Department

11 References Forhlich, Thomas C. and John Harrington. 24/7 Wall St. (Reprinted in USA/Today). The authors examined 2016 firearm-related deaths data from the CDC and violent crime rates from the FBI s 2016 Uniform Crime Report. Volker, Greg Major, Commander, East Patrol Division, Kansas City Missouri Police Department. Interview by . September 12, Many thanks to the KCPD for their assistance.