Pat Fischer on Safety

Safety is the top priority for Cincinnati. Crime can and must be reduced. Faith, not fear, should guide Cincinnati.

For far too long, Cincinnatians have been told that crime is on the rise and that there is nothing that can be done about it. I reject the defeatist attitude promoted by those who have given up on Cincinnati and its people. I believe that Cincinnati is a great city full of good hardworking people that can do anything they set their minds to do. Cincinnati needs that kind of faith on City Council.

As the President of Pleasant Ridge Community Council:

I implemented pinpoint policing that used computerized data mining and modeling to predict where crime would occur and then place the necessary resources there to prevent the crimes instead of investigating them. The program better used existing police resources to actually reduce crime.

I reduced crime in Pleasant Ridge without profiling. There were up to 70% fewer police runs. And there hasn’t been a murder in Pleasant Ridge since 2003.

I sought new and creative ways to tackle crime in my neighborhood. In doing so, we did something different in Pleasant Ridge. The result was lower crime. I want to bring my faith, leadership and innovative thinking to Cincinnati City Council so I can do for the City what I did in Pleasant Ridge. On City Council, I will push for the Cincinnati Police Department to adopt pinpoint policing. East Orange, New Jersey did it and its violent crime rate dropped 50% in one year. We need to be smarter about how we fight crime and use our resources as efficiently as possible. Pinpoint policing does just that and reduces crime without profiling. Local law enforcement already agrees with me.

I am proud to be endorsed by both the FOP and the Sentinels.

Fraternal Order of Police
Queen City Lodge #69

Sentinel Police Association PAC

www.PatFischer.org