City of Columbus considering crime prevention initiative to combat crime in the community City of Columbus considering crime prevention initiative to combat crime in the community By James Giles | March 9, 2021 at 9:47 PM EST - Updated March 9 at 10:46 PM COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The city of Columbus wants to heal the crime epidemic plaguing the Chattahoochee Valley, and is willing to pay top dollar to do it. Tuesday at city council, the issue of crime was brought to the table and what Columbus plans to do about it. One possible answer is Cure Violence Columbus, a crime prevention initiative that treats crime like a health epidemic. Cure Violence Global is the crime prevention program that’s been found to be successful in reducing crime rates from anywhere to 30 to 60 percent in cities like New York, Baltimore, and even Chicago. It addresses crime like it’s a sickness and takes a community approach to a community problem.