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Focused deterrence was a tactic used within the No Violence Alliance program in 2014, the only time Kansas City has seen less than 100 homicides in the last 10 years.
Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department Chief Stacey Graves addressed violent crime in the city during Tuesday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting.
Based on the idea of "focused deterrence," the program will connect people who have committed violent crime or are at risk of committing crime to the social services they need.