Susan Pendergrass speaks with Bryan C. McCannon, Dean of the School of Business and Economics and Robert S. Eckley Endowed Professor of Economics at Illinois Wesleyan University, and data analyst with Sicuro Data Analytics, LLC.
They discuss a new report written for the Show-Me Institute titled “Crime Trends and Criminal Justice Policies in Missouri’s Largest Cities”. The report examines the rise in violent crime and homicides in Missouri since 2015. Bryan breaks down how the report compares Missouri’s crime trends with other similar cities, explains how certain policies may have contributed to the increase, highlights some issues with crime data, and more.
Read the full report here
Produced by Show-Me Opportunity
