At a Cincinnati town hall Monday night, Republican Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed there is “an epidemic of violent crime” in Ohio cities. The event, organized in the wake of a downtown Cincinnati brawl, emphasized residents’ fears and frustrations with the criminal justice system.

A crowd filled mostly with Republicans and supporters of GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy came out for the town hall he organized.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy held a townhall in Cincinnati to address rising public safety concerns. The event followed a Times Square billboard urging New Yorkers to escape Zohran Mamdani's "socialist tyranny" and relocate to Ohio.