LORAIN, Ohio — Lorain leaders are pursuing new solutions to tackle the city’s crime. Several safety proposals, including an ordinance to hold parents accountable for their children’s actions and to criminalize sleeping in public, are drawing both praise and criticism.

Stacey Gordon, 35, says the world has changed dramatically since she was growing up on Lorain’s Southside.

“It is starting to get scary,” the mother of two said. “[It] seems like every day these young kids are shooting for no reason. Nobody fights anymore.”

It’s a complaint Ward 6 Lorain City Council member Angel Arroyo said he gets regularly.

“On a nightly basis, you might hear some gunshots, unfortunately,” he said.

He told News 5 he’s eager to pursue potential solutions, especially when it comes to the safety of the c

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