City of Baltimore - File #: 21-0039R

• File #: 21-0039R
• Version: 0
• Name: Violence Against Women - An Overlooked Public Health Crisis
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 4/19/2021
• In control: Health, Environment, and Technology
• Title: Violence Against Women - An Overlooked Public Health Crisis For the purpose of inviting the Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, the Health Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, the Sheriff of the Baltimore City Sheriff's Office, and certain community-based organizations to appear before the Baltimore City Council to discuss the rise in violence against women and what strategies are being put in place to reverse this epidemic.
• Sponsors: Danielle N. McCray, Phylicia Porter, Sharon Green Middleton, Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, Antonio Glover, James Torrence, Robert Stokes, Sr., Mark Conway, Zeke Cohen
• Indexes: Violence, Women

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/21/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Worksession
12/8/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/27/2022	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
12/6/2021	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/8/2021	0	Health, Environment, and Technology	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Sheriff's Office
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Police Department
4/22/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to States' Attorney's Office
4/19/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
4/19/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember McCray

A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Violence Against Women - An Overlooked Public Health Crisis
For the purpose of inviting the Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, the Health Commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore City State’s Attorney, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, the Sheriff of the Baltimore City Sheriff's Office, and certain community-based organizations to appear before the Baltimore City Council to discuss the rise in violence against women and what strategies are being put in place to reverse this epidemic.
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Recitals

In 2020, the Baltimore Police Department reported its highest number of female homicides in at least a decade - or possibly ever - with nearly 50 female victims. The Police Department and other experts have stated that some of the driving forces contributing to these incidents are intimate partner violence, a rise in the number of women involved with the people or place where violent crime is occurring, and random acts of violence. Intimate partner violence accounts for 21% of all violent crime. When guns are present, there is a 500% greater chance that the incident will end up deadly.

The World Health Organization has stated that violence against women - particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence - is a major public health proble...