Downtown Kansas City is a hub for commerce, culture, and community life — but safety is the foundation on which all successful downtowns are built. The Police Foundation of Kansas City (PFKC) recognizes that businesses can only thrive when employees, customers, and visitors feel secure. Their “Safer Downtown, Stronger Kansas City” initiative supports targeted strategies [...]

As we close out the first quarter, we have already made many impactful strides by supporting the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and, by extension, the safety and well-being of our city. Projects funded by you are showing a return within our community.This quarter, we’ve focused on building stronger partnerships with local organizations, enhancing community [...]

As we approach the end of the year, we’re reminded of how vital your contributions are to our mission. Recent efforts like providing additional investigative analysts with state-of-the-art technology are made possible by the Police Foundation of Kansas City’s commitment to equipping KCPD with the tools they need to protect our community. When you [...]

Kansas City stands at a crossroads. While our community continues to grow and thrive in many ways, we’re confronting serious challenges with violent crime, gun violence, and property crime. The situation is particularly centered in Jackson County, where many of our families and businesses bear the heaviest burden of these safety concerns. We don’t [...]

We still have work to do in Kansas City. According to reports released daily by KCPD, homicides in Kansas City have seen an approximate 26% decrease as of the end of June when compared to the same time last year. This sounds like a big step forward. It is. However, this does not provide the [...]

Our mission to make Kansas City safer could not be a more important one. The Founders of the Police Foundation (PFKC) were featured at this year’s A Call For BackUp sharing why they believed the Police Foundation was worth the expense of their time and philanthropic investment. Because of their leadership, PFKC has been able [...]

    The Police Foundation of Kansas City’s investments, your contributions, are making a difference. Crime is down this year. Kansas City is safer. As of August 2025, property damage is down 37%, non-fatal shootings 30%, robberies 19%, stealing 19%, stolen autos 27% and burglaries 15% (source: https://www.kcpolice.org/)Over the past two years, The Police Foundation of Kansas [...]

The four-legged partners of the Kansas City Police Department’s (KCPD) K-9 unit are not just skilled working dogs—they are lifesavers, crimefighters and community builders, working side by side with their human partners to protect and connect the people of Kansas City. These four-legged officers serve in a variety of roles within the KCPD—from supporting officer [...]

In its simplest form, a jail is a place of lawful confinement for individuals in custody. Cities and counties are responsible for providing such a facility, though not necessarily within their own jurisdiction. Some may not fully understand how city and county jails differ in terms of responsibilities and needs, but as Kansas City debates [...]

As President of the Police Foundation of Kansas City and 30+ years working in the criminal justice system within the Kansas City area, I’m often asked a simple yet profound question: how do we make Kansas City safer? While opinions vary, one thing is clear—understanding how our criminal justice systems operate is critical to finding [...]