Ohio’s violent crime rate has hovered between three and four times the violent crime rate of D.C. over the past four years. But even if DeWine were to deploy national guard troops in Ohio to quell violent crime, is that the way to do it? Research out of Brown University finds military policing is not an effective tool for reducing crime rates. At worst, it can be a distraction from solutions that actually could reduce crime rates. The evidence shows there are strategies that can be used to reduce violent crime.