Crime Stats: 73 calls for assaults, 41 calls for burglaries, and 27 calls for shots fired. This is just for one week, and just for the city limits of Springfield. Crime in St. Louis: So far this year, there have been 30 + murders reported in St. Louis… Why is the crime rate so high? Dee dives into the legal aspects. Shot Spotters: There is a new device that is being implemented in bigger cities. This device is placed on high rise buildings, and can detect shots fired. This allows police to pinpoint where the shots are being