Missouri Leads Nation In Black Homicide Victims

By Steve Kraske,

Will Trumper

Published March 13, 2015 at 1:16 PM CDT

Violence in the urban core is all too familiar for Missouri. A recently released study from 2012 puts Missouri at the top of the list for inner city homicide. Steve Kraske asks why, and looks at what's being done locally to curb violent crime.

Guests:

Det. Maurice Oatis and Det. Michael Lenoir of the KC Police Department work with the Kansas City No Violence Alliance.
Salahuddin Abdul-Waali and Marquell Harris works as a violence interrupters and supervisors for Aim4Peace.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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