Jackson County Prosecutor

Located at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. Just across the river is Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City, MO, incorporated on March 28, 1853, encompasses 316 square miles in Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties, Jackson County is home to about 683,000 residents and comprises 616 square miles, from densely populated urban streets in Kansas City to sprawling farms in eastern Jackson County. According to the US Census, the countys residents are 70 percent white, 24 percent African-American, 8.8 percent Hispanic and nearly 2 percent Asian. THE PROSECUTORS OFFICE Under Missouri law, the Jackson County Prosecutors office is responsible for prosecuting felonies and misdemeanors. Jackson County makes up the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit. The office s primary location is in Kansas City in the Downtown Courthouse; it primarily receives, reviews and files criminal cases submitted by the Kansas City Police Department; a ...