Columbus has experienced a spike in the homicide rate in 2017, already having reached 47 homicides this year. Why is Columbus seeing this rise? It was ranked as having the seventh-highest homicide rate in the country last year.
Columbus isn't the only city seeing an increase in homicides; Chicago ranked the highest among the 15 largest cities, but despite the increase in some larger cities, the homicide rate in the country has gone down.
There are many reasons that could explain why homicide rates in some cities continue to rise, while the national rate is lower than it has been in a long time. Join us today as we discuss the rising homicide rate in Columbus and other major cities.
Guests:
Chief Kim Jacobs, Columbus Division of Police
Randolph Roth, professor of History and Sociology at Ohio State University, co-founder and co-director of the Historical Violence Database