Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, Police Chief Annie Todd reveal summer safety plan during WKYC interview

Описание: Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff to summer, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Police Chief Annie Todd stopped by WKYC Studios Tuesday to announce their 2025 summer safety plan.

The plan is a collaborative effort between multiple city agencies, including the Department of Public Works, Department of Public Utilities, Department of Building and Housing, and Office of Prevention, Intervention, and Opportunity, Department of Community Relations.

The collaborative efforts include street repairs, graffiti removal, streetlight upgrades, code enforcement, violation citations, and citizen outreach.

“We know that there's a small geography in our city that is responsible for a majority of the violent crime,” said Bibb during a sit-down interview with GO! anchors Danita Harris and Dave Chudowsky. "That's why last summer we did neighborhood safety walks in those hot spots."

One of the ways the city plans to fight crime among teenagers is to keep them occupied. "A lot of what we do is community outreach; we partner with community relations and violence interrupters and what they do is they go out into the neighborhood; they have a different relationship with the kids, and they help bridge that gap and build a bond and get that trust built for law enforcement." said Todd.

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