KC Chief of Police Community Feedback Report

Honesty and integrity. Engaged in the community. Reduce violent crime. Openly communicate “the good, the bad, and the ugly.”

Those are just some of what people want in a new Kansas City Missouri Police Chief. Full report findings of the Kansas City Police Chief Community Listening Sessions and Community Survey have been presented to the Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the Board’s May meeting. The presentation was given by a coalition of 16 business, civic, and interfaith groups. The current list of organizations, now totaling 18, are:

  • Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City
  • Black Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City
  • Civic Council of Greater Kansas City
  • Downtown Council
  • Getting to the Heart of the Matter
  • Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
  • Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City
  • Hispanic Economic Development Corporation
  • Jewish Community Relations Bureau (JCRB) | AJC *added in 2023
  • KC Common Good
  • Kansas City Public Library *added in 2023
  • Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce
  • Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Northeast KC Chamber of Commerce
  • Prospect Business Association
  • South Kansas City Alliance
  • South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

The presentation materials are all available to the public.

Letter to the Board of Police Commissioners

KC Chief of Police Community Feedback Report Executive Summary

KC Chief of Police Community Feedback Report

KC Chief of Police Community Feedback Report, Appendices A-I

-Appendix A:  Definitions
-Appendix B:  Community Feedback Survey
-Appendix C:  KCPD Feedback Survey
-Appendix D: Community Feedback Survey Results
-Appendix E: KCPD Feedback Survey Results
-Appendix F: Community Feedback Survey Open Ended Survey Responses
-Appendix G: KCPD Feedback Survey Open Ended Survey Responses
-Appendix H: Listening Session Comments Grouped by Theme
-Appendix I: Listening Session Comments Grouped by Location

KC Chief of Police Community Feedback Report, Appendix J, Participant Notes

*Please note, the appendices contain responses in their original, unedited form to preserve the voice of the author.

Slide Deck for Board of Police Commissioners Presentation

Recording of May 24 Board of Police Commissioners Meeting Including Presentation