John Eby : Safety and Security

The Editorial board Asked:

If you are elected, what will you consider the most important issue for the City council to address immediately?

My Response:

The overriding issue in this campaign is Safety and Security. We must create arts and entertainment districts. We must build the Banks. We must revitalize the core of the city. We must create a feeling that Cincinnati is safe. We must have clean safe streets. We must have family friendly neighborhoods or young professionals will not buy homes in the city. The safety and security of our citizens means we must combine new technology with stronger community relationships between the police and our citizens. New forms of technology would include data mining (predictive analysis). Data mining will allow our police department to effectively predict where and when crime may occur. Armed with this knowledge our police commanders can effectively deploy their resources to address and resolve crime. Digital ticketing will allow officers to perform traffic stops in less than 7 minutes. The time reduction will decreases offices exposure to roadside danger, decreases clerical errors, and increases the amount of time the officer is on the beat. Traffic safety, officer safety and community safety are all increased.

We must continue the work of the collaborative agreement as we have made strides in creating greater interaction, trust and mutual respect between our nationally recognized police department and our proud citizens. I will push for the creation of an auxiliary police force. I will return the neighborhood police officer. I will call for regular police and community meetings. We can build a Greater Cincinnati by combining the best of modern technology with the best Cincinnati tradition of hospitality in family friendly neighborhoods lined with clean safe streets. Please visit my website at www.JohnEby.com and see my easy to understand safety and security plan.