Business owners in Kansas City, Missouri were tired of New York City’s response to a series of crimes in downtown, one of whom said they had to “take things in our hands.”

Kansas City was named the country's eighth most dangerous city in 2024, according to U.S. News and World News. The city ranks second on the 2025 spot list.

The Kansas City Police Department said so far, by 2025, the Kansas City Police Department said there were 61 homicides in 2024, compared to 52. Real estate crime rate in Kansas City soared 31% between 2019 and 2023, according to KCUR. Kansas City's homicides were lower than those in 2023, when the city's deadliest year was in 182.

Andrew Cameron, founder of the Exhibitors founder, told Fox News in an interview that it felt like Kansas City crime was “the highest distance we had in history, as far as we were concerned.”

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“We do see some vulnerable leadership within the city, whether it’s bureaucracy, because the state controls the police or refuses to prosecute, just refuses to file a lawsuit because there are many instances,” he said.

Cameron said there have been two incidents in the past year when the donut location was destroyed or robbed.

"Sometimes they would pull out multiple breaks in the store. At our cart location, they were cash-based. A few months later, we were broken in at Westport and they just decided to kick the door and not bring anything."

In a video provided to Fox News Digital, two men are seen breaking into a donut store and leaving safely.

In another incident at a separate donut location in Kansas City, a man was seen throwing things repeatedly into the window. Cameron told Fox News Numbers that he submitted police reports on the two incidents, but heard nothing.

He said the city has provided funds to help fix the losses, but they don’t cover anything from the store.

"The city also provides funds to address any vandalism, but their plans don't cover the actual content they get from the business. They want insurance to cover it, but a lot of our small businesses have high deductibles, almost our money, and when we sell thousands of customers for a few dollars, we do lose a lot of money, which really hurts us a lot. Come back," Cameron said.

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Personal injury attorney Suzanne Hale-Robinson told Fox News Digital that the exponential number of vehicle break-ins increased over the past six to nine months. Once, Hale-Robinson said someone was crouching in an office in her building.

Once, the floor above us left the door one weekend and someone stayed in their office for a good stay and then left a few laptops. So it's like the intruders in our buildings. Apart from that, we also have a parking lot at the back of the building, and yes, luckily my car is not there. Hale-Robinson said.

She said it was frustrating when the police did not show up after breaking in, adding that her law firm had to hire private security guards.

“Initially, throughout the winter, we personally paid privately safe payments because we couldn’t get a response from the city. It was frustrating that they were missing anybody when there was a problem,” said.

Hale-Robinson said that while she recognizes that there should be a better law enforcement response, New York City needs to do more to address homelessness.

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“I do think it should be blamed on the Kansas City and how we deal with it, not just the focus of these people, who are a lot of the time homeless people (commit) desperate crimes that are brought about by the city’s inability to help,” she said.

To combat property crime, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas proposed a $1 million proposal in January to increase off-duty law enforcement in urban areas with higher crimes.

Fox News Digital commented with Lucas.