Baltimore has surpassed New York City for homicides this year. (North Beach: best city, 2015)

[veritatem]

Baltimore has surpassed New York City for homicides this year.



BALTIMORE CRIME BEAT

With months to go, 2015 now more deadly in Baltimore than all of last year

A New York Police spokeswoman said the city had seen 208 homicides as of Wednesday. Baltimore recorded its 213th homicide Wednesday night.

It's a seemingly impossible milestone -- New York has more than 8.4 million people, Baltimore just 620,000.

New York peaked with 2,245 homicides in 1990, but that number has been tumbling and hit a historic low in 2014, with 328.

Baltimore saw a peak of 353 killings in 1993, and recorded 211 homicides in 2014.

Baltimore surpasses the number of murders for all of last year, with more than four months to go. The dubious distinction comes as the mayor faces growing public criticism. Mike Hellgren reports.
Adjusted for population, Baltimore's murder rate through Aug. 19 is 34 per 100,000 people, while New York's is so far this year 2.5 per 100,000. If New York had Baltimore's murder rate, it would have seen 2,874 killings already this year.

Chicago has seen the most killings of any city, with 284. With 2.7 million people, Chicago's homicide rate is about 10.4 per 100,000 people so far this year.

[debold4215]

Baltimore has decreased its incarceration rate by 43% this year. The State's Attorneys Office has about half the conviction rate of other major cities and the laws regarding release from prison are substantially lower than other states. We also have one of the highest teen pregnancy rate. Black leaders in Baltimore tend to gloss over the seriousness of the problem and blame the rise in crime to the police.

[KrazyRushan]

Its not a politically correct conversation to have.

[baltplanner]

Originally Posted by debold4215

Baltimore has decreased its incarceration rate by 43% this year. The State's Attorneys Office has about half the conviction rate of other major cities and the laws regarding release from prison are substantially lower than other states. We also have one of the highest teen pregnancy rate. Black leaders in Baltimore tend to gloss over the seriousness of the problem and blame the rise in crime to the police.

Could you list your sources. If this is true then too many people dant know it. We need to spread this information around so people know exactly what kind of change they should be demanding.

[debold4215]

Originally Posted by baltplanner

Could you list your sources. If this is true then too many people dant know it. We need to spread this information around so people know exactly what kind of change they should be demanding.

About 2 months ago the SUN newspaper did a study of the incarceration rate in Baltimore over the past 5 years. The study quoted the percentage of decline of incarcerations and said it was down by 43%. You can look up the Baltimore City State's Attorneys conviction rate on line. I forget what site I was on but it said that the BCSA office had half the conviction rate of cities of the same population number. Bu Maryland law a prisoner can request a release from prison after serving half their sentence. Most states require that you complete 75 % of your sentence before you can be released and some require that you complete 100% of your sentence before you can be released. I worked in forensics i9n Baltimore City for 13 years and I still follow these statistics. Your right, the people need to know this information but I don't know how to get this information to them en mass. There are numerous laws that protect the prisoners in Maryland that the people are not aware of and conflict the notion that the politicians are doing what they can to protect public safety.

[debold4215]

Baltimore City officials reject the techniques such as "stop and search" and racial profiling that would lower crime saying that it is unconstitutional. These techniques certainly have helped reduce crime in New York City. I can remember growing up in Baltimore and the police pulling me over and requesting to see your drivers license and registration. I think they were also trying to see if you were drinking as well. They did this particularly with young people. I was stopped many times. I just looked at it like it was the police doing their job. Black officials in Baltimore make it into a racial issue and undermine public safety by doing so. After all isn't most of the crime in Baltimore City done disproportionally by AA even taking into consideration the percentage of the population they are in Baltimore City ? I don't buy into the presidents suggestion that the number of AA committing crime is due to slavery. Statistics point to the absence of the father in the home and the related families' failure to socialize their children including the teen pregnancy rate as the main causes of crime in Baltimore.

[North Beach Person]

So, what you're saying is We're Number One?

This is what colors the dislike many in Maryland have for the City. Is it racial? Maybe to an extent, but the numbers are there no matter the race of criminal.

Prince George's has also seen an uptick in homicides this year. I don't know about the rest of the state although it seems as though Montgomery has also seen an increase (although, as opposed to Baltimore and PG) its numbers are usually in the single/low double digit range.

Many Counties in Maryland record zero murders or one in a year.

[debold4215]

Well it could be worse. They could not kill each other and live long enough to rob others, beat everybody up, wreck their cars or throw trash everywhere.

[steppinthrax]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

So, what you're saying is We're Number One?

This is what colors the dislike many in Maryland have for the City. Is it racial? Maybe to an extent, but the numbers are there no matter the race of criminal.

Prince George's has also seen an uptick in homicides this year. I don't know about the rest of the state although it seems as though Montgomery has also seen an increase (although, as opposed to Baltimore and PG) its numbers are usually in the single/low double digit range.

Many Counties in Maryland record zero murders or one in a year.

You and I are in the Calvert County area. I don't consider myself Baltimore (anymore) etc... Baltimore and Calvert County is like Bennie Sanders and Dick Cheney.

[steppinthrax]

You know this thread is going to eventually turn into a bunch of excuses on how the stats are wrong or this and that or the other. Or I've lived in Baltimore City right next to Avon Barksdale house for over 10K years and nothing has ever happened to me. Or something like you need to have street smarts or those that get caught into the thick of it are stupid and don't have no business in the city.

Finally, rather than admitting defeat. "Baltimore is not for everyone, I've lived here all my life and it's the best city...."
Yadda Yadda Yadda Yadda.