National crime rates are at historic lows—and St. Louis is seeing progress too. The FBI’s newly released 2024 data confirms it: community-based violence intervention (CVI) is working. The U.S. has hit its lowest murder, violent crime, and property crime rates since at least 1969. Here in St. Louis, homicides are down 22% compared to this time last year. This is no accident. It’s the result of consistent investment, coordination, and care. Thanks to the Office of Violence Prevention and its commu

St. Louis records significant 20% drop in homicides