Crime

St. Louis police say they’re moving up their summer patrolling plans after shootings across the city left five dead and 17 injured over the weekend.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is calling for residents to help with programs to reduce one of the root causes of crime — poverty.

In 2019, East St. Louis reported 36 homicides. The next year, Illinois State Police formed a partnership to help with criminal investigations and community partnerships. Last year, the city’s homicides dropped to 25.

HomeGrown StL’s research charters a path toward upward mobility for young Black men and boys.

The killer disappeared after terrorizing St. Louis in the 1990s. Detective Jodi Weber never gave up.

Wealthier neighborhoods in St. Louis have armed themselves with private police, giving them a level of service poor areas can’t afford and fueling racial and economic disparities.

The neighborhood generates about 20% of the money that goes into St. Louis’ general fund but only accounts for 5% of citywide spending, according to a new economic impact analysis released Thursday by Greater St. Louis Inc.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will use 12-hour shifts to staff the additional patrols.

Republican lawmakers responded with outrage by moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.

Mayor Tishaura Jones stresses importance of looking at racial equity in surveillance programs.