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The Sound of Ideas - How Safe Are Our Streets?
 
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Homicides, felonious assaults, burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles are up in Cleveland. But nationally, crime rates have been plummeting. Why is Cleveland out of sync with the national trend? We'll take a look at local and national crime stats and get some expert assessments on crime trends. How worried are you about crime? Do you feel safe?

Ronnie Dunn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Urban Studies, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Michael Walker, Chairman, Partnership for a Safer Cleveland
David Licate, Director of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Akron
January 8, 2010