Professor in Associated Press Article Weighs in on Homicide Spike in Kansas City

Police report 68 homicides so far this year, compared to 56 in the same period a year ago

Ken Novak, a criminologist at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, offered this perspective: Kansas City’s per capita homicide rate last year was about 30 deaths per 100,000 residents. Read the full article from the Associated Press.

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Published: Jun 1, 2020

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