CBUS HOMICIDE RATE 

IN CENTRAL OHIO, THE HOMICIDE RATE IS ON THE DECLINE THANKS IN PART TO COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
FIVE YEARS AGO, HOMICIDES IMPACTED EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE CITY. AFTER 2 RECORD SETTING YEARS, CHANGES WERE MADE. NOW THE HOMICIDE RATE HAS DROPPED. MALISSA THOMAS-SINCLAIR FOUNDED MOTHERS OF MURDERED COLUMBUS CHILDREN AFTER SHE SAW TOO MANY OTHER MOMS EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEVASTATING LOSS SHE FELT AFTER HER SON WAS KILLED. SHE AND OTHER GROUPS HAVE WORKED TOGETHER SINCE 2020 WITH COLUMBUS POLICE TO GET COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION TO SOLVE CRIMES AND TO OFFER DATA-DRIVEN PROGRAMS TO PREVENT DEADLY VIOLENCE.