CBUS CRIME STATS

IN CENTRAL OHIO, CRIME IS DOWN IN SEVERAL KEY CATEGORIES IN THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. 
THE COLUMBUS DIVISION OF POLICE OUTLINED SEVERAL KEY CRIME STATS AS PART OF ITS YEAR END REVIEW. AMONG THE HEADLINES, HOMICIDES WERE DOWN 17% YEAR TO YEAR. FELONY ASSAULTS WERE DOWN 25% YEAR TO YEAR. CAR THEFTS ARE ALSO DOWN. MORE THAN 10,000 WERE REPORTED IN 2023, COMPARED TO ABOUT 1500 IN 2024. MAYOR GINTHER ALSO PLANS TO ADD 3 NEW POLICE CLASSES THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL ADD 180 NEW OFFICERS ON THE STREETS.