St. Louis’ Murder Rate, Already Highest in US, Soared Last Year; Mayor Vows to Defund the Police
23rd May 2021
n St. Louis, Mo., the worst-in-country murder rate is at a 50-year high, the police department has nearly 100 unfilled jobs, and the mayor wants to defund the department and shut down a city jail.
St. Louis’ Tishaura Jones, who became the city’s first Black female mayor last month, had campaigned on a promise to enact progressive criminal justice reforms.
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