Looking Beyond The Numbers At The Homicide Epidemic
After Baltimore City authorities celebrated that January of 2016 didn't have as many homicides as January of 2015, and that it was the first month since April 2015 without 27 or more homicides, a series of incidents have pushed February 2016 past February 2015 in the number of homicides. A double homicide on Saturday, February… Continue reading February Eclipses January in Number of Homicides
The Safe Streets program in Baltimore has been active since 2009 in different neighborhoods. According to their website, Safe Streets works like this: "The Health Department funds community-based organizations to implement the Safe Streets model in identified target neighborhoods. Safe Streets emphasizes the delivery of a unified message that violence is no longer acceptable through community organization… Continue reading Safe Streets Baltimore since 2011
January 2016 had 17 homicides reported to or by the Baltimore City Police Department. One was a hit-and-run homicide which can go either way in the final determination, but we've kept it in because it's still under investigation. You can see charts and graphs for these numbers in the charts and graphs page. All data… Continue reading January 2016 Homicides
