The republican candidate for president Vivek Ramaswama, he donates comments on the Faith and Freedom Road conference to the majority in Washington June 23, 2023 in Washington. (Photo Drew Angrer/Getty Images)
On Monday evening, in the town hall in Cincinnati, a republican candidate Governor Ohio Vivek Ramaswama claimed that in Ohio cities there is an “epidemic of crime with the use of violence.” The event, organized after Śródmieście Brawll Cincinnati, emphasized the fears and frustration of residents related to the justice system in criminal matters.
But although these fears are certainly true, and the city leaders themselves recognize problems, the last violence seems to be a departure from wider trends.
The speakers shared stories about the loss of loved ones due to violence or loose consequences for criminals. Sarah Heringer described how her husband Patrick was murdered in their home by a man who was released on conditional release.
“This is how leadership looks like in Cincinnati,” she said. “Neglect, silence and cowardice.”
Ramaswama took advantage of the idea that the suspect should be in the Kostki monitor, but he cut him off.
“It is unrestricted that we have a system that now allows repetitive brutal criminals in one way or another, to commit more crimes on the street – which must stop.” He said.
Ramaswama found several places where you can blame, from frail politicians to judges acting without transparency to the police, worrying about the claim. He tossed the “failure of our schools” and on a good cause of Lyndon Johnson.
When it comes to solutions, Ramaswama offered a friend to a rights and order textbook: Ratchet Up Bond for the brutal and repetitive criminals “to keep them in prison, keep them imprisonment.” Add fresh police officers to the strength: “authorize” them to “perform work, which they swear to the office to perform” and “increase penalties if needed.”
He also suggested to open psychiatric hospitals so that prisons were not the main source of mental health treatment.
Ramaswama said that this is not an “exhausting list”, but these changes “would cause a significant dent in not accepting a growth of crime.”
“The question is: do we have the courage to review it? This is where leadership comes in,” said Ramaswama.
“And as I said, in 2025 help is on the way in Cincinnati,” he continued, referring to the upcoming local elections in the city. “In 2026, help is on the way in Ohio.”
Cold water?
In particular, the Ohioans voted a few years ago to make sure that judges may consider public security as a factor for determining the amount of dismissal after bail. Traditionally, the system was only to ensure that people would appear on the date of the court.
Adding the police to strength is easier to say than to do. Cincinnati has trouble recruiting fresh officers over the years. And when it comes to strengthening the position of the police, officers can still rarely face prosecution for their behavior in uniform.
As a governor, Ramaswama could certainly press on more strict sentences, but according to Draft sentenceOhio is already holding many people behind bars. The imprisonment of Ohio per 100,000 inhabitants takes 12th place in the country, and the state care rate for newborn people takes 9th place.
The Democratic Party of Hamilton did not mention the words about the town hall of Ramaswamy.
“Ramaswama uses a traumatic incident to push the failed billionaires polis, ignites racial divisions and smudge our city for their own ambitions,” wrote the party in a post on Facebook.
“Cincinnatians do not need a lecture on law and order from someone who supports the constant hiding of Epstein files by President Trump and who justified the pardon of brutal riots of January 6,” – added the party.
And even if some residents of Cincinnati believe that the answer was inappropriate, local leaders answer.
In a statement, a police spokesman at Cincinnati, Jonathan Cunningam, said: “CPD with the city administration has been very transparent in the last few weeks, actually from the very beginning of summer, about what we see in terms of all crimes and what our cooperation reactions are.”
In JunePolice head Teresa Theetge announced a fresh task group and an initiative using drones to monitor incidents during their development. Although Cincinnati leaders admit that they face the last challenges, wider trends in enormous cities throughout the country are positive.
Think Tank Council on Criminal Justice reviewed data from 42 American cities and found 11 out of 13 crimes was lower In the first half of 2025, than in 2024, drug offenses maintained stable, and domestic violence was the only crime that increased.
Similarly, the coalition of police heads in the main American cities reported a reduction in the murder, rape, robbery and assault in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same time frames in 2024.
Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus have contributed to data under the report. Columbus has recorded a slight boost in the assault assault and a enormous jump in assaults. But in the case of Cincinnati, each category has dropped, except for robbery – which increased from 142 cases to 148.
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