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UC Health and Cincinnati Children's will work with victims of violence far beyond physical treatment.
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Citywide, violent crime is down about 33% compared to the three-year average for this time of year. In the Central Business Section, the numbers are trending higher.
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Council Member Liz Keating introduced the laws as one of her final actions before leaving office at the end of the year.
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Cincinnati City Council Member Liz Keating wants to pass an ordinance to make it a local misdemeanor crime not to report a firearm stolen, as well as another ordinance to let the police department destroy a recovered weapon if it's not claimed in a certain amount of time.
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A city-sponsored working group has been meeting since November and conducted a survey of businesses and residents. Nearly 50 business owners said crime is too big a problem.
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Thirty-one children age 17 or younger have been shot so far this year, more than triple the number this time last year.
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Nearly every category of crime went down in Cincinnati last year, contributing to an all-time low number of violent crimes.
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Although overall crime is at a 10-year low in the city, shootings have not yet dropped to pre-pandemic levels. Cincinnati tied the record for gun-related homicides last year, with 84 deaths.
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Only two categories of crime are up at least 10% compared to the five-year average: aggravated assault and auto theft. All other crimes are down, including burglary, robbery and rape.
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Shootings are down about 22% compared to last year, when Police Chief Eliot Isaac says the city saw the most shootings in at least a decade.