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Last week, during the Kansas City Police Department’s State of Public Safety address, the department reported significant declines in crime rates across the city. Notable decreases were observed in several categories, including property damage.
Last year, Joe Giammanco, owner of City Barrel Brewing Company, has experienced break ins at both his Waldo and Crossroads locations. But he says this year has been noticeably quiet.
“The efforts for sure are showing that there’s a decrease in property crimes,” said Giammanco. “We’re not seeing reports from other restaurant owners, business owners. Other restaurant owners, we’re talking to each other all the time, and it’s not like, ‘hey, this person was hit this week,’ or ‘this person was hit this day,’ or ‘these three businesses were hit all at once.’ It kind of stopped all at once.”…