By Paul Thompson
Northeast News
April 15, 2016
According to KC No Violence Alliance (NoVA) Project Manager Major Rick Smith, there was a time in Kansas City’s not-too-distant past when being in a violent gang was statistically more dangerous than serving as a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan.
In a presentation before the Kansas City Council’s Neighborhood & Public Safety and Housing Joint Committee on Wednesday, April 13, Smith provided figures from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting database that show just how dangerous it has been to join a violent group in Kansas City.
“If you identify in a group, you can see how high that goes,” said Smith. “We need to change that trend; that’s what we’re working on.”
Check back in next week to find out how KC NoVA is combating violent crime in Kansas City.