Cincinnati is expanding youth activities in summer to reduce violent crimes

Cincinnati – From free skating on the river to more employment opportunities and the return of the popular “Rec @ nite”, Cincinnati leaders hope that extended programs and services will help the city to reduce violent crimes this summer.

“In the summer months (it is) a tragic but real historical trend that violence usually increases,” said Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval, flanked by heads of several city departments.

The chief of police Teresa Theetge reported on a decline in youth crime in different categories, but said that the city endeavors to achieve even greater results. For example, the incidents of “young people who are involved in uncertain activities”, as the car theft, exceeded the sums in previous years.

You can pursue the full breakdown of the city's efforts to combat youth crimes:

The leaders of Cincinnati reveal plans to keep the violence of young people low in the course of the summer

From January 1 to May 14, the shootings in the city decreased by over 30% compared to the same time frame last year, according to the data shared by the police department of Cincinnati. Theetge said that the lowest number of shootings have taken place since 2010.

Skate in the city center of Cincy is one of the city's partners who have committed themselves to young people through roller shoes.

“If there are teenagers here, they are skating. They make a little positive, healthy,” Morgan Rigaud, Co -Coat of Cincy in the city center of Cincy, told WCPO. “This inspires you to be with her friends; it is social. And it is offline, we get you away from your phone, where we actually know that many problems start on the phone.”

Christopher Dubose is a volunteer at Skate in downtown Cincy. He has been involved in skating for five years and has been working with this organization for four years.

“When I got into the scene myself, went into the ice rinks, I saw many young people working together, kept out of trouble and made on the streets,” said Dubose.

For skating enthusiasts dubose, it is not only a passion to glide over the concrete surface, but also serves as a positive and safe escape.

“You here, you to safe, you are actually convinced by the ice rink owners and everyone else,” said Dubose. “But the community itself. We make sure that you are currently, we will not let anything happen with you. They come in here; they learn, they grow, they learn a lot about life.”

All summer programs of the city in Cincy can be found here.