Hamilton County Judge Donte Johnson is facing criticism from some of the county’s police unions after he gave what they call ...

An Ohio bill would make removing decorations from graves a crime. Here’s what the bill says and where it stands now.

All police have to do is claim that THEY are "victims," in order to keep their identities hidden after a fatal incident.

Ohio doesn’t have a standalone hate crime statute. Instead, the state relies on an “ethnic intimidation” law that allows prosecutors to elevate a crime from a misdemeanor to a felony if a suspect ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launched a new online tool that provides unprecedented transparency into felony crime and ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A multi-agency law enforcement operation to reduce violent crime in Dayton and Cincinnati last week resulted in eight felony arrests. The coordinated operations were part of ...

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ohio family is calling on state lawmakers to modernize the state’s “Son of Sam” law. The family argues it was written for an era of book deals and television interviews, ...

Cleveland, OH holds the distinction of being the #1 most dangerous city in Ohio with 1,561 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Every year in Ohio, only about a third of violent crimes are solved, giving the state one of the worst case closure rates in the entire country. According to Ohio Sen. Nathan ...