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The Future is Now on Our Streets: Investing in a Safer Kansas City – Part 3 of 3

    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 [...]

September 10th, 2025|

Meet the K9 Heroes of KCPD: Protecting, Serving and Saving Lives

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 [...]

January 20th, 2025|

Breaking the Cycle: Why Jail Space is Essential to a Safer Kansas City – Part 2 of 3

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 [...]

December 17th, 2024|

Uncovering the Truth: Kansas City Crime is a County-Wide Issue – Part 1 of 3

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 [...]

October 28th, 2024|
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