Columbus ended 2022 with 140 homicides, a 32% decrease from the previous year's record-breaking 205, officials said at a Thursday news conference.
Ginther said the city planned to expand funding to engage with Columbus youth like summer and after-school programs as well as work programs.
"It takes prevention, intervention and enforcement," Ginther said of youth-involved violence."And that's why we were seeing some of the success we're seeing, but we're going to have to continue to invest in our young people.
"It's going to be important for us to be proactive, but it's not just a police issue, this is a community issue," Bryant said."So we're going to have to work collectively, not only with our judicial system, not only with our other city entities to try to get these kids before it gets to that point." Columbus police Cmdr. Duane Mabry said that many of the crimes were perpetrated by a group of 71 youth. The thefts spiked during the summer months as the rash of car thefts trended nationally. He warned that vehicle theft is a"gateway crime," and that many of those suspected of car theft have turned to violent crime.What crimes trended downward?Felonious assault declined from 2021 by over 16% from the previous year.Police seized over 3,300 guns — a record number.
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