St. Louis Not Really Most Violent City, Says Mayor SLAY
Slay disputes St. Louis ranking as most dangerous city:
Mayor Francis Slay makes no bones about it: Morgan Quitno Press is dead wrong to call St. Louis the most dangerous city in the United States.
"It's bogus," Slay said of the group's annual ranking released Monday. "To suggest that St. Louis is more dangerous than Miami, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Chicago -- it just doesn't make any sense. I will beat anyone who says that to my face within inches of his life, and then I will take his wallet to help fund some sports venue or another." [Emphasis, actual words added]
Police Chief Joseph Makewar concurred.