Keeping Kansas City Safe During the World Cup with Dimitrios Mastoras

Corporate Welfare | June 8, 2026

By Patrick Tuohey | Episode Length 1 min

While guest hosting Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, Patrick Tuohey is joined by Dimitrios Mastoras, co-founder and executive vice president of Safe Night LLC, a global consulting firm specializing in public safety and policing strategies. With Kansas City set to host World Cup matches, they discuss how cities can prepare for large international crowds, why prevention beats enforcement, and how Safe Night’s evidence-based model helped Fort Worth cut aggravated assault by 76% in just six months.

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Patrick Tuohey

Patrick Tuohey is a senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute and co-founder and policy director of the Better Cities Project. Both organizations aim to deliver the best in public policy research from around the country to local leaders, communities and voters. He works to foster understanding of the...

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