Crime, Disorder and Violence
Introduction
St. Louis is considered the most dangerous city of all the cities in the United States. Violent crime rates in the city are very high as they result in 2, 082.3 per every 100 000 people making it the most dangerous city. Crimes in the city keep increasing since the 199os. St. Louis has been noted to be having high murder and also homicide rates (Livingston, 2016).
Crime, Disorder and Violence in St. Louis city
Homicide is one of the leading crimes in St. Louis city, and in this case, many people are murdered in their homes. The killing of a person at his own home may be due to a result of many reasons. Strangers are the lead in the homicide, and it has been noticed that most of them do the work for someone. Spouses are also a victim of the crimes, and this may come up due to differences they may be having (Boutwell and Rosenfield, 2017).
Armed robbery is also one of the crimes in the city, and it is in the form of theft as many people use lethal weapons to the committee the violence. Cases of robbery are reported daily, as this has become a threat (Gowan and Teresa, 2002).
Gun violence is another alarming crime in St. Louis city, as many people own their guns. The use of firearms to kill people be it in the streets or at home is increasing, making it an enormous crime.
Domestic violence has a significant impact in St. Louis, where one person tends to control, threaten the other parts or abuse them is very high in the city. It mostly occurs to those intimate, for example, husband and wife or girlfriend and boyfriend.
Disorder in St. Louis city is also another issue as this is alarming because, through this, a person has a very high ability to cause crimes, for example, a bipolar disorder which can make one violent (Fiedorowicz, 2012)
Rape is a severe crime that no one should support it. Cases of rape keep raising in the city day in day out, and in this case, women and girls are assaulted without their agreement as this keeps growing alarms.
How can the Performance of Crimes and Violence be improved?
Gun control is one of the issues that need focus because where there are no guns, gun violence will reduce, and so illegal firearms should be prohibited.
Keeping in mind the impact of drugs is essential because many people commit crimes due to excessive drug usage.
Violence should be treated as a health concern, and in this case, campaigns need to be done to reach everyone so that the importance of taking care of each other can be felt.
Domestic violence needs early intervention where, in case of a misunderstanding, partners need to talk to each other before reacting as this can help.
Targeting of inequality s also an important measure where economic inequality needs to be addressed to reduce long-run crimes and violence.
Addressing exposure to crimes and violence can assist in reducing individual harms as well as community harm.
Bibliography
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