CINCINNATI — Months after the city rolled out new safety initiatives at The Banks, data has shown a decline in violent crime. But one business owner said he continues to watch fights from his windows while young thieves pocket his merchandise on a nearly daily basis.

Neal Sebastian owns Street Corner Market, a convenience store that sits catty-corner to the Freedom Center and Yard House. He said he can't speak for every business at The Banks, as teens can't gain access to most restaurants and bars in the area, but that he has a unique perspective.

He implemented a policy a few years ago prohibiting teens in the store after 9 p.m. Before then, Sebastian allows only two teens inside at a time and they may not carry backpacks.

Despite the city's new 9 p.m. curfew, shoplifting has not impro

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