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You can see what’s going to happen,” said O’Brien, who said 162 police dispatch calls were made to that new housing project in 2023, with many for disorderly conduct and weapons."},{"level":2,"_id":"WBOBNHQZC5EEVJUIRB6ZWKZY74","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"header","content":"‘Outside, after 5 o’clock, that’s what became a problem’"},{"_id":"UXD6F3MDDZGJTPAVWOOTJ2QOIY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Violent crime in Over-the-Rhine and north of Liberty Street has declined in recent years. But overall crime in both neighborhoods is at its highest level in at least a decade, according to our analysis of police data."},{"_id":"V6TT5SF34FHIJCY7JZHQI5BO7U","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"HSFZDSOJRJEYPARMMM7QMA6XU4"},"type":"raw_html","content":"
