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Live Free USA, a faith-based organization out of Oakland, will fill the training and technical support role previously occupied by Cure Violence Global. Mission: St. Louis will be in charge of hiring the people to do the interruption work in the community, a role previously held by Employment Connection and the Urban League.
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Created in April 2021, the Cross-River Crime Task Force hoped to slow Missouri residents from driving to Madison County to commit crimes.
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Defunding police departments is a major goal for many Black Lives Matter protesters, but for some people, it鈥檚 a scary idea 鈥 and that鈥檚 true for many St.鈥
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The use of the term 鈥淔erguson Effect,鈥 first came into play in November of 2014, when city police Chief Sam Dotson said that police officers had reduced鈥
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St. Louis is not alone in confronting an increase in violent crime, but what little comfort that may provide city officials is tempered by the fact that鈥
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This week鈥檚 shooting of a police officer in the Central West End underscores the fact that crime continues to be a big problem in the area.As of July 14,鈥
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In 2013, the city of St. Louis recorded 120 homicides. The city鈥檚 148th homicide of 2014 occurred Tuesday night.That鈥檚 nearly a 25 percent year-over-year鈥
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Like many cities around the country, St. Louis is dealing with the ongoing problem of urban crime. Just over half-way through the year, St. Louis鈥
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The 2013 crime statistics for the city of St. Louis were released last week, with mostly positive results. The city continued its five-year downward trend鈥
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St. Louis City is currently ranked as the fourth most dangerous city in the nation by CQ Press, based on FBI reports of the number of crimes committed in鈥