Police fail to solve seven in 10 violent crimes in Ohio, report finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Seven in 10 violent crimes reported to police in Ohio were not solved in 2022, marking one of the highest unsolved rates in the country, a new study found. 

Researchers from the nonprofit Council of State Governments Justice Center analyzed data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting System, to see which states had the highest rates of unsolved homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies and rapes. 

A case is considered solved when an arrest has been made or the perpetrator has been identified...