A former mayor believes his time out of politics makes him more qualified for the job. Omaha mayoral candidate Hal Daub unveiled his war on crime plan Monday.

With more than 40 murders in each of the last two years, crime is far and away the leading issue for the city's mayoral candidates.

"This is sort of something old and something new." Daub's plan has seven points, from using federal laws already on the books to beefing up state penalties for violent crime. He also wants the city to help fund some of the social and community programs.

"I see the value of early intervention and prevention activity and I see the struggle that all of these really good programs face monthly and yearly."

Click here for a summary of Daub's crime fighting proposals.

Jim Vokal's campaign takes to the airwaves on Tuesday. Fighting crime is his top priority as well. "It's about the right type of leadership. Mr. Daub, I respect him, but he's had his chance to lead on these issues and it's time for a new approach, a new, fresh vision."

Vokal says he has that vision to lead Omaha forward and reduce crime.

Jim Suttle disagrees, saying it's his experience the taxpayers of Omaha need at this time. "We will never solve the crime problem unless we are ready to solve the unemployment problem and we need to look at this in a very holistic manner."

All three say the root causes of violent crime must be addressed along with the end result of that violent crime.