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Another Effort To Reduce Violent Crime Kicks Off In Kansas City

By Brian Ellison,

Danie Alexander

Published October 9, 2020 at 4:59 PM CDT

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Kansas City Health Department Violence Prevention and Policy Manager Marvia Jones discusses health concerns related to addressing violence in Kansas City the during a press conference Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to announce the city's comprehensive framework on violence in the city. — Kansas City Health Department's Violence Prevention and Policy Manager Marvia Jones discusses health concerns related to addressing violence in Kansas City the during a press conference Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to announce the city's comprehensive framework on violence in the city.

The city's latest attempt to reduce violent crime rests on four pillars: prevention, intervention, law enforcement and community, and administrative reform.

The Reform Project KC is being touted as "a community-based commitment to public safety."

Quinton Lucas, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Marvia Jones, violence prevention and policy manager, Kansas City, Missouri Health Department

The next town hall meeting of The Reform Project KC is at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 at the Southeast Community Center, 4201 E. 63rd St., Kansas City, Missouri 64130. For more information, visit ReformProjectKC.org.

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Brian Ellison

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Danie Alexander

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