Waiting to see plan on stopping homicides before we set record

Eric Lagatta wrote a great article titled “Columbus adds 4 more homicides.” (Aug. 25). It cites the total number of homicides to date: 139.

If you projected that number to Dec. 31, that would equal 214 homicides for 2021. The total for last year was 175, with 2021 bringing a projected increase of 39 (22%) and the largest number of homicides ever in Columbus.

Has anybody written a comprehensive plan for effectively dealing with this issue?

All I hear is that numbers are going up.

Have they analyzed the data concerning area of city, situations, time of day, age of killer, etc. to find out how to effectively respond?

I would love to see a plan.

Pete Kienle, Powell