There's a new chief in town at the Orlando Police Department.Although he's officially been in the role less than a month, he says his mission is clear, to crack down on increasing gun violence. You can always tell a lot about a person by looking around their workspace. On the new Orlando police chief's office wall, like with most people, are things and people that mean the most. "That's my sister and her son," Chief Eric Smith said. Smith is a family-oriented, 5K running, dog-loving person, and he loves TV and music. "Riding with a dog is incredible," Smith said. "Stranger Things is one of my favorite shows. I binge-watch that one. From R&B to rock to hip hop, I listen to everything."Smith is a former UCF football player and a veteran Orlando police officer, who is now Orlando's police chief. "I have an opportunity to keep working with the officers that I, you know, that have basically grown up with," Smith said. "But to be able to work alongside them, and to lead them is an incredible opportunity for me."Smith joined OPD and started as a patrol officer in the Parramore Area. He moved up through the ranks over the years working in the drug unit, with the K9 unit, over the Tactical Unit and then the Airport Division, all while being a member of SWAT for 19 years. A picture was taken after he helped rescue two little girls from a hostage situation. Smith was also one of the first police commanders on the scene who responded to the Pulse shooting. Being able to help people when they are vulnerable and in need is one of the things Smith says he cherishes the most about police work. "So moving forward, what's your vision for OPD?" WESH 2's Summer Knowles asked. "My vision for OPD is basically to make people feel safe in a community. Violent crime has been something that just keeps going up and up and up in certain areas. And that's got to change," Smith said. "It's a proven fact that a small number of people in our community do most of the crimes. And you have to target those people through intelligence-led policing, figure out who's doing the crimes and be present in those neighborhoods in areas where those crimes are happening and make a difference," Smith said. "How do you plan to go about doing that?" Knowles said. "Part of it will be restructuring department in certain ways. There's certain units that were out there that were no longer here bringing back some of our patrol units, our tactical patrol units to basically work those kinds of crimes," Smith said. "I think we also need to have more detectives who follow up on these violent crimes, like the shootings and things of that nature. You have more detectives who are actually following up on that, but also looking for the trends and reasons why those things are happening.""Everyone should feel safe in their home, and that's my job and to make them feel safe. And I'm going to do everything I can to make them feel safe in their neighborhoods," Smith said. "And not just feel safe, but actually be safe?" Knowles asked."Exactly," Smith said. "What do you see as the biggest obstacle to overcome right now?" Knowles asked."I think the biggest obstacle to overcome right now is probably recruitment. And that's something I think we can fix very quickly," Smith said. The chief says they are already implementing recruitment initiatives.One initiative is specifically aimed at drastically increasing the number of women across all ranks of their police force.