Driving into St Louis from the airport north of the city is a sobering journey. For miles, the urban deprivation that has blighted so much of the "Mound City" is starkly visible. Once grand 19th century homes are left to decay, many now completely derelict. A potent mix of gangs, guns and drugs has slowly taken its toll. But so have demographics that have seen a 60% population fall since the 1950s. The city government says of the 129,000 total properties in St Louis, approximately 25,000 are considered vacant and abandoned. The gun crime figures are even more startling. US Correspondent Dan Rivers reports. Read the full report on the ITV News website here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-06-06/120-children-shot-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-gun-violence-capital • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/