Cincinnati public safety didn’t collapse overnight.
I’m 48 years old, born and raised here, and aside from a two-year stint in Pittsburgh, this city has been my entire life.
So when a newcomer like Nichole Carminati writes an op-ed today, pointing out what’s broken in Cincinnati, I don’t roll my eyes. I nod along, because…
Cincinnati is experiencing a trust crisis — a slow erosion of confidence in public safety, in institutions, and in the basic predictability that lets a city function smoothly.
The signs aren’t always dramatic, but they’re everywhere. And if you want to understand how deep it runs, start with something that happened just this week.
When…


