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The Cleveland crime family, also known as the Scalish crime family or the Cleveland Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Cleveland, Ohio, and throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The organization formed during the 1900s, and early leadership turned over frequently due to a series of power grabs and assassinations.
From 2012 through 2014, the city experienced a 21% increase in violent crime; from 618 per 100,000 persons to 750. Also during those years, occurrences of murder and non-negligent manslaughter steadily increased; from 5 to 7. [82] [83] [84] In 2015, Springfield's violent crime reached a 14-year high, [85] [86] but this rate has since decreased ...
Since 1960, the U.S. state of Ohio has seen a wide variation in the frequency of violent crimes reported. In 2014, there were 33,030 violent crimes reported - the lowest rate the state has seen since 1973. [1]
Donald Harvey was born in Hamilton, Ohio on April 15, 1952, [2] the oldest of three children born to Ray and Goldie Harvey. [3] He was raised in the tiny Appalachian town of Booneville, Kentucky, [2] [4] where his parents were struggling tobacco farmers and members of the local Baptist church. [5]
Morgan wrote that the "halcyon days" of Lincoln Heights were the post-World War II period through the 1960s. [9]At that time of incorporation it was the only black municipality north of the Mason-Dixon line, prompting Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey to establish a tour of Lincoln Heights, inviting New York City residents to participate.
The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge (also known colloquially as the Big Mac Bridge), is a yellow twin span steel bowstring arch bridge crossing the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. It carries Interstate 471 between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Kentucky .
The flag of Cincinnati is the municipal banner of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. The design was selected in an 1896 contest. [ 1 ] It was formally adopted on June 15, 1940.
The Cincinnati riots of 1884, also known as the Cincinnati Courthouse riots, were the most violent in the history of the city. They were caused by public outrage over the decision of a jury to return a verdict of manslaughter in a perceived clear case of murder. A mob in Cincinnati attempted to find and lynch the man. In the violence that ...