The supplied text contains the article’s headline but not its reported body, so its claims cannot be independently summarised or assessed. The headline alleges that St Louis police take an average of 31 minutes to respond to burglary calls and presents this as evidence of worsening public safety.

No underlying figures, dates, sources, police statements, comparison periods, or details of the reported crime situation are included in the provided extract. As a result, the stated response-time claim should be treated as unverified from the material supplied.