Looking Beyond The Numbers At The Homicide Epidemic
What follows is a list of homicides occurring in Baltimore City as reported by the Baltimore Police Department through their media advisories on social media (Facebook and/or Twitter). Additional information collected via news sources or other publicly available sources will be marked accordingly. LAST UPDATE: April 7, 2018. 7:30 PM Eastern. Total Count = 60… Continue reading 2018 Homicide Analysis
The Baltimore Police Department is reported on Saturday, December 9, 2017, that there was a homicide at the 3200 block of Spaulding Avenue in Baltimore: "Northwest District Homicide Investigation On December 9, 2017 at approximately 11:05 a.m., officers responded to the 3200 block of Spaulding Avenue for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified… Continue reading The 3200 Block of Spaulding Avenue
Conventional wisdom says that poverty and crime go hand-in-hand. The theory goes that poor people have no option but to commit crimes in order to gain wealth, or survive. Or that the authorities criminalize "undesirable" behavior of the poor and disadvantaged, thus increasing crime rates within marginalized populations. (Think of all the "crimes" of jaywalking… Continue reading Homicides and Poverty in Baltimore City in 2016
According to the count kept by the Baltimore Sun, there have been 319 homicides in 2017 up until November 30.1 That is already more than the 318 seen in all of 2016, but it's well below the record 344 from 2015. Although Baltimore experienced 353 homicides in 1993, it had about 110,000 more residents, so… Continue reading Will Baltimore Break The Homicide Record?
After the Baltimore City authorities celebrated a relatively calm January, February came in roaring like a lion. There were a total of 24 reported homicides in February in Baltimore, up from 14 in January. Nineteen of February's 29 days saw at least one homicide, with February 21st being the deadliest with 3 homicides that day.… Continue reading February Summary: It Was Rough
