LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A national nonprofit is teaming up with ONE Lexington to create more strategies for reducing violence in the City of Lexington.

Mayor Linda Gorton announced that Cities United will welcome Lexington into its “Leading the Way” tour.

Cities United works with communities to get to the root of violence and find solutions before more lives are lost.

Lexington has seen 15 homicides so far in 2025. That’s seven more than the city saw this time last year.

“We’ve got to go upstream and we got to start addressing those, whether it’s housing, whether it’s substance use disorders, untreated trauma and mental health, whether it’s economic disparities. That’s where I think the future of this work lies,” said ONE Lexington Director Devine Carama.

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