TheBuzzCincy – 1230 WDBZ

Lowering the homicicide rate is easy. First, the Cincinnati PD needs to do its job, when it comes to keeping guns off the street. When a gun is stolen, they take it very lightly. Generally, they do not waste one minute investigating burglaries, but when guns are stolen, they need to at least try to solve the robbery–take figerprints, boot prints, etc, and go after the suspects. The other obvious answer is jobs. Most people in this city are killed over money or drugs, and drugs translate to money. People need access to decent jobs that pay enough for day-to-day survival. People are turning to addiction out of desperation and hopelessness. People are making money the illegal way after just giving up on the idea that they will EVER be offered a decent job, or the training or education it would take to get one. Just starting with those two things will lower the homicides. We need jobs, and we need the police to do theirs.