After a weekend shooting killed a Stephens College student, University of Missouri President Mun Choi sent a letter to state and county leaders criticizing policies that he says "attract criminals to the region." However, Choi could not cite any specifics, and police numbers contradict his claims.

University of Missouri President Mun Choi declared a crime crisis in Columbia during a press conference Monday, even though numbers from the Columbia Police Department seem to contradict his claims.

Choi sent a letter to city and county leaders on Sept. 27 calling for them to address what he called the "rampant crime problem" in the city after a shooting downtown killed Stephens College student Aiyanna Williams over the weekend.

The letter called for immediate action: more policing, hiring mor

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