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Ten years after gaining local control of its police for the first time since the Civil War, the city of St. Louis has more murders than ever before and
Ten years after gaining local control of its police for the first time since the Civil War, the city of St. Louis has more murders than ever before and Missouri’s Republican lawmakers are again pressuring for a state takeover of the police force.
Republican lawmakers in Missouri are pushing for a state takeover of the St. Louis police department. Republican officials in Mississippi and elsewhere also have acted this year to take control over some functions in Democratic-led cities and Black-majority cities such as Jackson, Mississippi where the NAACP have launched a lawsuit
Supporters cite high violent crime rates as a reason for such action. But data suggest neither state nor local control may make much difference in stemming homicides.