St. Louis has been around for a long time. highest violent crime rate Some may say elected city leaders should be held accountable, but Tishaura Jones, the Democratic mayor of St. Louis. recently proposed Instead, the city should “hold business owners accountable” for crimes that occur on their premises, according to KOMOnews.
Jones made the comments at the Memphis Conference of the Black Mayors Coalition on Crime, which concluded March 28. Discussions during the meeting were closed to the media, but Jones spoke in an interview about what strategies were being discussed. WMC-TV “There is a lot of violence around convenience stores and gas stations. So how can we hold those operators accountable and reduce crime? Some are already being done, others are. We know the mayor is doing the same.”
In addition to the novel suggestion that it’s important to hold business owners, rather than city officials, accountable for crimes on business property, other conference attendees said the problem is not that crime is increasing; He suggested that it’s just that people realize that crime is increasing. “We are united and resolved in the fact that we are stronger when we are united,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young. “National crime data shows some decline in overall crime statistics. “But what we talked about today is that if people don’t feel safe, statistics don’t matter.”
In fact, statistics suggest that crime in Memphis has gotten much worse, not better, in recent years. As WMC noted, the Memphis-Shelby Crime Commission noted that overall crime, property crimes, and violent crimes all increased significantly in 2023 compared to 2022.
By all accounts, St. Louis is one of the most crime-ridden cities in America. The city received an “F” rating due to the following: CrimeGrade.org. For many years, St. Highest murder and violent crime rates In the country. Jones has been serving as mayor of St. Louis since 2021.
Jones did not respond to requests for comment on his remarks.
