Rate Of Deadly Domestic Violence Spikes In Kansas City 2025

The bottom line . . . More women are being killed amid the local surge in bloodshed . . . Here's a quote that offers some perspective on the crisis . . . 

In all of last year, 1 in 12 homicides in KC had a “domestic violence nexus,” (Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa) Johnson said. But so far this year, 1 in 5 homicides involve domestic violence.

It’s why police and prosecutors are brainstorming — and already implementing — ways to try to address the escalating violence inside families and relationships.

Sgt. Phillip DiMartino, a Kansas City police spokesperson, said the department is involved in focused deterrence efforts and also researching a new initiative that would help officers identify repeat offenders. The department would collaborate with others inside criminal justice and community stakeholders to accomplish this.

The Intimate Partner Violence Initiative would help KCPD “facilitate swift and coordinated prosecution and/or services provided to individuals involved in domestic violence,” DiMartino said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Woman's calls to KC police failed to stop domestic violence. Can that change now?

"I did everything they asked. I got a restraining order, I've done everything that I could on my end to try to defend myself. So it was just like nobody was taking it seriously."