The reallocation of police resources can already been seen in the streets. On Thursday night a report of shots being fired brought at least nine cruisers to the scene. A number of undercover gang unit members responded.

A neighbor reported hearing six shots fired at two gang members on bicycles but investigators could find no evidence of a shooting.

A call like that doesn't usually command that much attention but after more than a shooting a night for more than a month in the city, it does now.

Omaha City Councilman Jim Vokal says, "We asked the chief if he needed more officers -- how many he would like in an optimal situation if we could find funding. And he said no more than is in the budget. That's surprising. It seems pretty logical that if you put 30 to 40 more officers in North Omaha, things are going to be better."

The mayor said it's more about what taxpayers can afford but some councilmen don't believe his plan goes far enough to bring calm to the neighborhoods.

Councilman Chuck Sigerson says, "You're gonna take a gun off the street here, a gun there but it's not going to put a dent in overall crime. Gun laws do not prevent crimes."

While the mayor doesn't favor the added personnel backed by some council members, all seem to agree on use of the cameras.

Some who've been living through the recent violence say it's a good start but others wonder if it'll make any real difference at all.

Like most Omahans Dan Dillion was watching the violence from a distance until it came knocking on his door. The recent shooting aimed at a postal carrier also peppered Dan's house.

As for the mayor's plan to deal with the violence, Dan says, "I think it's too little, too late. It may be too late now. It's got to be a big impact; something to come in and make a difference."

Dillion admits that he doesn't know what that something would be.

Dian Fulton calls the mayor's plan a start.

"You got to start somewhere," she said but she's not convinced hi-tech security cameras will do anything other than chase crime into other neighborhoods that don't have cameras.

She agrees with Fahey on one point: a key to solving the problem lies with individuals.

"Everyone needs to get involved in the neighborhood. That is the answer," she said. "Come out of your house. Open your eyes. Talk. Get involved."

Dan Dillion says, "We wake up every day and see it on the news, read it in the paper. We just move on, accept it and move on. I think that's what our society has become. Accept it and hope it doesn't happen to you. Someday it might be you. And it might be worse."

Dillion says the shooting that injured his mailman and damaged his home was the last straw. He says he's planning to move away from Omaha and Nebraska.