Early data shows significant decline in homicides, non-fatal shootings in Columbus

With the first three months of 2024 coming to a close, data from the Columbus Division of Police showed that the city is experiencing some of the lowest levels of violence in a decade. There have been 17 homicides reported in Columbus in 2024 as of Thursday afternoon, representing a significant decrease from the same point in prior years. The level of deadly violence in the city is at its lowest point since 2015, which also reported 17 homicides by the end of March, according to The Dispatch's archives. At...