Assault offenses up 29% in Cape Girardeau Police's 2023 annual review; homicides decrease

So if you put the two figures together, Cape had a significant increase in violent crime! Doesn't look like shot spotter does much against our violent crime rate.

Of course shot spotter does nothing against violence crime. It isn’t supposed to. It does how ever get officers to the scene quicker increasing the chance to catch the ones doing the shootings. The Papa has unrealistic ideas of shot spotter. Like it is supposed to arrest people. It’s simply a tool to help police.

"while homicides had a 50% decrease from four to two."

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Only 4 homicides in 2022 and 2 in 2023 just doesn't look true.

The City of Cape Girardeau MO Needs to Advance Further Gun Safety Gun Safety Measures that will help Keep our Children and Communities Safe. How to do this is to Pass Law and Post Any type of Schools, Churches, Liquor by the Drink, Places that Sell Liquor, Hospitals, Parks, Multifamily Units, Pharmacies,

Entertainment, Nursing Homes.

The perpetrators are probably all Trump supporters. Since Cape Girardeau has a large Trump supporter population, that is probably why violent crime rates in going up. Want to decrease that violent crime, keep the MAGA hats under consent surveillance.😃😃😃😃😃

This is a local issue that maybe the local People can fix .

A President or Federal Government can keep their noses out of local issues .

Seems “ Trump’s a lier” is infatuated with “the Donald” you might say they are in love with him as they can’t even comment on a local issue without bringing our next president into the conversation. Maybe we can all pitching and get them a ticket to President trumps next rally!!!

Legend 89

I understand the shot spotter. The point is, maybe we place too much faith in it. I'm sure it does its job, and maybe it is partially responsible for the drop in murders. But a significant increase in violent crime is alarming. This needs to be addressed.

Maybe the City Council, Mayor and Newspaper find out why all the departments Field Training Officers resigned their positions as training officers. Pay not the only issue.

if only we just had those "mostly peaceful protests" huh trumpsaliar

who knew

No we don't need another Jan. 6th.👍

Rtruth you are correct! It is not just about pay. A lot of officers would have stayed if the higher ups in the pd had the city supported them. REALLY supported them and not just they need a talking piece. It’s the over all effect

The only way to look at leos is this, do you want a job, period. It’s a job. If you don’t like the pay and the conditions, don’t apply. Since when is a law enforcement job any different than any other job? It’s in the description when you apply: May get shot at! It’s just another job. If you don’t want it fine. But we citizens don’t owe you a debt of gratitude for taking the job. Quit griping and be a cop or quit, there is always somebody waiting to apply. This is nonsense. Just because you are a cop or firefighter doesn’t make you special. Get over yourselves. Do the job or quit!

Boo, it's a job where you can get shot. It's a job where you might have to shoot someone. It's a job where you have to decide in a split second. It's a job where you are going to be resented by those you are trying to protect. It's a job where you have to have the social skills and wits of, say, a combination of Dr. Phil and Oprah to keep a small issue from escalating into a crisis. It's a job that can go from boring routine to deadly intensity in a day's or night's beat. Cops need to be respected, nurtured, and PAID well.

Boo!

Don't call 911 .

Boo!

Cops, Fire fighters, Paramedics…

ALL FIRST RESPONDERS are SPECIAL!

Curious outside of public areas, how many assault calls originated at rental properties relative to their percentage of all residential properties. Of those occurring in public areas, how many of those ain't rooted from around here?

"Blair noted that many people are not calling to record when there are shots fired." Learned hopelessness, perhaps?

"Blair also spoke on the success the department has seen ... for the mental health Co-Responder Unit." Yeah, all for giving help where truly needed... but, given the plays on mental problems observed by the slumlord and property mangler-endorsed rental trash next door for their absolutely cruel animal abuse, 3rd degree assault-special victim, and now apparent coming play with a 2nd degree murder charge plus sexual hokey-pokey charges while locked up - curious whether the criminals are learning that these claims of mental mis-wiring can be turned into an EZ-button out...???

"He said the biggest problem when hiring people is “pay.”" Thought it was interesting in a past life when an employer chose to issue customized statements where a given employee's total compensation package was laid out - salary, employer Social Security benefit paid on their behalf, employer insurance payment amounts, vacation, sick leave, other benefits such as health club memberships, education reimbursements, workers comp insurance, unemployment insurance, etc paid by the employer. Was quite eye-opening for many between what they saw in their paycheck versus what the employer paid out to employ them as to what their true annual salary or hourly rate was.

Great points fxpwt. Your first comment about rental properties and where the perpetrators are from hits the nail on the head however. If there is a shooting on a rental property, it’s a nuisance property so shut it down for a year. City needs to use its nuisance laws like they were designed. Get the thugs and their families OUt. If an owner has multiple nuisance properties, make it public and deny him/her the right to build/rent more. Start limiting the number of Federal supported housing units. There are a myriad of ways to get the thugs out of Cape.