Gun Violence in Missouri

Want to contact your City Council about violence prevention? Here’s a guide for KC

City Hall in downtown Kansas City
City Hall in downtown Kansas City Star file photo

The Kansas City Council oversees several commissions and groups that are aimed at reducing violence in the city.

For example, Aim4Peace is a violence prevention program operated out of the city’s health department and receives tax dollars.

If you’re a Kansas City resident who is concerned about gun violence in the community and want to contact your city councilperson, here’s what you can do:

Residents can find who represents them by entering their address on the city’s website at kcmo.gov/home.

You’ll get this information once you input your address:

A map of the districts can be found at kcmo.gov/city-hall/kcmo-council-districts-map.

Contact information for each of the 13 members of the City Council, which includes Mayor Quinton Lucas, can be found at kcmo.gov/city-hall/city-officials/city-council-members.

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Hurubie Meko
The Kansas City Star
Hurubie Meko covers gun violence for The Star as a 2021 Report for America corps member. She is an American University School of Communications graduate and was previously a data and visualizations reporter in Pennsylvania.
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