Monday, December 12, 2022

KCPD Creates New Community Engagement Division

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Between our police officers and civilian employees, KCPD has nearly 1,700 department members who serve Kansas City every day and make it a b...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

KCPD Implements New Programs To Reduce Violent Crime And Strengthen Relationships

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  We live in a remarkable city. Kansas City provides the best of everything – food, music, culture, and friendliness. Together, all of u...
Monday, June 14, 2021

Police response to those with mental illness has evolved significantly

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Few people in Kansas City have as much day-to-day interaction with those experiencing mental illness or substance abuse crises as the member...
Friday, May 14, 2021

Hiring freeze depletes police staffing

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Within the month of April, our Police Athletic League had 1,019 contacts with youth. In the current school year, three Youth Programs Sectio...
Friday, April 16, 2021

New First Amendment policy responds to community requests

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On March 23, our Board of Police Commissioners approved a policy that we have been working toward since early last summer: the First Amendme...
Friday, January 8, 2021

With KC's 2020 homicide increase below national average and clearance rates above, KCPD works to buck violent crime trends

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Kansas City, Mo., was, tragically, part of a national trend that saw a large increase in homicides in 2020. The KCPD, however, is doing ever...
Friday, December 18, 2020

Social workers belong in law enforcement but cannot replace officers

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In the last three weeks, two social workers have been killed in the line of duty. On Nov. 30, a man in Seattle stabbed his caseworker, Krist...
Friday, November 13, 2020

Honors for heroism show that even in a difficult year, officers haven't wavered in their duty to protect and serve

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Friday, Nov. 13, will be the 49 th Annual Metropolitan Chiefs and Sheriffs Association Awards for Valor. This event honors officers across ...
Friday, October 16, 2020

Operation LeGend isn’t over, and KC homicide rate continues to decrease

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The “surge” portion of Operation LeGend may be complete in Kansas City, but this partnership between KCPD and our federal law enforcement pa...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Proposed budget cuts would mean loss of 400 police personnel

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A reporter asked me at a press conference on Monday how helpful the 200 additional federal agents were who came to Kansas City to help us am...