SAVE KC program targeting violent crime sees homicides drop 40% among group members
"That can be a victim of violence, a suspect of violence, being associated with violence, being around it," said Molly Manske, SAVE KC project director of services. "Because we know that the closer you are to violence the higher likelihood you get affected by violence in some way."
From 2024 to 2025, the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department reported that group-related homicides involving KCPD-identified violent group members as victims or suspects decreased by 40%. Nonfatal shooting incidents involving SAVE KC-involved identified individuals decreased by 23%. More than 50 people are currently being served through the program.”
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