Mayor Andrew J. Ginther acknowledged Thursday that Columbus is not currently the safest big city in the country after two years of record homicides.
Ginther and police Chief Elaine Bryant pointed out the city has seen some improvements in the battle against crime and violence, including
than at the same time in 2021 and the seizure of more than 1,100 illegal weapons by police so far in 2022. Gunfire into Columbus homes, businesses on the rise, with lives threatened, lost The 2022 homicide total, which stood at 49 as of noon on Thursday, is significantly down from the same point in 2021, when the city had 84 homicides at the same point.
Columbus set a new record for the deadliest year on record in 2021 with 205 homicides, surpassing the previous record of 175 set just the year before. However, the city had recorded 40 homicides as of May 26, 2020, but began experiencing a spike in violence through the summer months that continued through the end of the year and led to a then-record 175 homicides.
To date, Columbus police have identified a suspect or made an arrest in 26 of the 49 homicides in 2022, or 53%, Bryant said. The division cites its overall closure rate at 77% because it includes arrests or suspects identified in cases from previous years in the closure rate for 2022. Bryant said the division's Safe Streets program, which utilizes officers on bicycles, will begin on Sunday.
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