KC Health Department says anti-violence programs are making a difference [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The city’s public health department’s anti-violence programs may be making a difference.

That’s what the director of the Kansas City Health Department told city councilmembers on Thursday afternoon.

Those programs have been scrutinized by victims, while property crime becomes more common in the city, but violent crime rates a small downtown.

Dr. Marvia Jones said experience tells her anti-violence programs take time to show results, and the ones operated by the health department are aggressive and effective.

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During a Thursday business session for Kansas City councilmembers Jones was asked about the five-year $30 million series of violence prevention programs her agency operates.

Current Kansas City Police Department statistics on violent crime show a slight downtown in deadly crime.

The Kansas City Health Department operates or funds a series of programs geared toward curbing violence, including the …