The Center for Justice Research was assigned to study the relationship between the new rules and crime involving a firearm before and after permitless carry came into effect.
The study tracked crimes involving a firearm, gunshot incidents, and the impact of the new rules on law enforcement.
The study found in its trend analysis that there had been a “significant decrease in crime incidents involving a firearm for Akron, Columbus, and Toledo, and across all 8 cities combined from June 2021- June 2023.”
The other cities referenced were Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Parma, and Canton.
However, two of those cities (Cincinnati and Dayton) saw an increase in gun crime since permitless carry was enacted, despite a downward trend across the state.
Ohio sees ‘significant decrease’ in gun crime | Blaze Media (theblaze.com)
