Baltimore's homicide rate moves to No. 1 among big cities

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Baltimore had its lowest homicide total in two decades last year, but data released this week show the city's homicide rate was No. 1 among the nation's largest cities in 2008.

Baltimore is the Most Crime Violent of the 25 largest US cities

Maryland is the 4th Most Dangerous State in the country

Despite recording its lowest number of killings in 20 years in 2008 — 234, down from 282 in 2007 — there were 37 homicides per 100,000 city residents last year, ahead of Detroit at 34 per 100,000 and Washington, D.C., at about 31.

Governor O'Malley proclaimed Baltimore the Juvenile Murder Capital of America

One of every eight Baltimore residents is a drug addict

Among cities with a population of 100,000 or more, Baltimore was No. 3, behind New Orleans and St. Louis, and ahead of Birmingham, Ala., Jackson, Miss., Detroit and Baton Rouge, La
Baltimore is the Heroin Capital of the country (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/08aprelim/ 2007)
Baltimore was rated 5th in Drug-tied ER visits nationwide (Drug Abuse Warning Network, 8/2008)
On its own, the drop in homicides in Baltimore last year showed an encouraging trend, and so far this year total crime is down. There have been 95 homicides in the city in 2009.
Baltimore is the Second WORST City in America for Black Families (BET.com, 10/2008)
Baltimore recorded 10 consecutive years of 300+ murders (thru the 1990s)
Baltimore ranks 11th among the 20 benchmark regions for percent of people living below the poverty level


6:30 PM EDT, June 2, 2009 BY: CUTTHROAT BABY TWITTER.COM/CUTTHROATBABY

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