Dayton, Ohio – In a major push to combat violent crime in Dayton, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine stood alongside state, local, and federal officials last week to announce the deployment of new state resources to bolster the city’s existing crime reduction operations. The new support, aimed at deterring chronic violent offenders, builds on intelligence-driven enforcement strategies already active within the Dayton Police Department (DPD) and supported by Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and federal agencies.
Targeting Repeat Offenders with Statewide Collaboration
“This work is already underway, and it will be carried out over the long term to regularly go after the individuals who are causing the most problems citywide,” said Governor DeWine. “We are using the combined expertise of state, local, and federal partners to specifically focus in on the repeat violent offenders who continuously disregard the law and illegally carry guns in the city of Dayton.”
The coordinated efforts focus on neighborhoods where data show the highest concentration of repeat violent offenders. Through the collaboration of multiple state entities, the operations will intensify surveillance, enforcement, and supervision of individuals most likely to reoffend.
Among the newest contributors to Dayton’s violence reduction efforts is the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC), which is partnering with DPD’s Real Time Crime Center. Together, analysts are identifying high-crime areas and tracking wanted individuals known for repeated violent activity…