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UNIVERSITY THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS OF UMKC April 4, 2011 Vol. 78, Issue 27 Graffiti Grill brightens 11Broadway 2 Debunking myths 9 Reviving ‘Cabaret’16 Player of the about Kansas week: Alex City crime Pena-Lopez Photo by Sam Towns 2 NEWS Vol. 78, Issue 27 CRIME IN KANSAS CITY Photo Illustration by Nathan Zoschke Facts, myths and student perceptions Nathan Zoschke victimized by crime, especially homicide and ag- kids in gangs? Personally, no, but I knew who they She said it was dark after her night classes in Asst. Production Manager/Copy Editor gravated assault. were. I tried to not follow that crowd.” the winter, and that several girls in her class would Eighty of Kansas City’s 106 homicide victims Herring said he expects violence in the city. carpool to the residence halls. Crime can be a problem in most major cities, in 2010 were Black, yet African-Americans only “I feel like we are in the city, so there’s going Lighting on the quad, she said, is poor, and and Kansas City is no exception. represent 30 percent of Kansas City’s population. to be violence,” Herring said, “but I feel like Reierson, like many UMKC students, has taken In 2010, homicides occurred, on average, once In contrast, Non-Hispanic Whites, who com- sometimes kids who aren’t from the city play it up. precautions. every three and a half days in Kansas City, Mo., prise 60 percent of Kansas City’s population, and Living here all my life, I’ve never been mugged or “I carry pepper spray, but obviously that only and aggravated assaults averaged nearly 10 per represented only 13 homicide victims.
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