What: Rising reported strangulation and rape cases in Cincinnati and the county response: protection orders, city prosecution, forensic nursing and advocacy through the Hamilton County Domestic Violence Task Force.
Open question for the city: a request from the Law Department for roughly 2 dedicated domestic violence prosecutors and 6 victim advocates (compared with Columbus); the committee said it was noted for the next budget cycle.
Committee heard the county judge, Sheriff's Court Services, the city Law Department, TriHealth forensic nurses and Women Helping Women. Filed the STARS report and the presentation; no vote on funding. City-filed strangulation charges: 181 in 2024 and 224 so far in 2026, with many ignored by the grand jury; protection order service averaging 312 new cases a month in 2026. Chair Anna Albi and Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney signaled support for more prosecutor and advocate resources.