Columbia's youth gun crime numbers dropping, but violence remains priority for city office

Columbia's youth gun crime numbers dropping, but violence remains priority for city office

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia has long said it is working to curb violence and gun crimes, especially crimes involving youth, even as stories of young people and guns seem to be a regular occurrence. Part of that policy push has been the creation of the Office of Violence Prevention, whose onset has seen a drop in youth gun violence. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol data, as of Dec. 10, Columbia gun crimes involving youth o…