St. Louis violence prevention office releases 2023 crime review [Video]

St. Louis saw a 21% reduction rate in homicide compared to the previous year.

ST. LOUIS — At the beginning of 2024, 5 On Your Side reported that 2023 was the safest year on record in a decade for St. Louis.

Those findings were in line with an inaugural 2023 crime review released Wednesday by Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office. The goal of the review, conducted by the Office of Violence Prevention, was to bring show violence reduced and safety increased under Jones.

Editor’s Note: The video above is from January 2024.

The report concluded that the city saw:

A 21% reduction rate in homicides compared to 2022;
An 11% reduction rate in robberies compared to 2022;
A 24% reduction rate in shooting incidents compared to 2022; and
A 23% reduction rate in shooting victims compared to 2022.

Although the Office of Violence Prevention was established in July 2022, the report said that 2023 marked one of the largest year-over-year declines in homicides in 90 …

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