Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0011    Version: 0 Name: Crime and Arrest Statistics Online
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 1/9/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 1/28/2013
Enactment #:
Title: Crime and Arrest Statistics Online FOR the purpose of requiring the Police Department to post on its website certain crime and arrest statistics.
Sponsors: Brandon M. Scott, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Helen L. Holton, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, President Young, Rochelle Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Nick Mosby, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger, Carl Stokes, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran
Indexes: Arrest Statistics, Crime Statistics, Online
Attachments: 1. 12-0011 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 12-0011.pdf, 3. Police - 12-0011.pdf, 4. MOIT - 12-0011.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* 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

Introduced by: Councilmembers Scott, Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Crime and Arrest Statistics Online

FOR the purpose of requiring the Police Department to post on its website certain crime and arrest statistics.
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BY adding
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 75-1 through 75-7, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 75. Crime and Arrest Statistics”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 19. Police Ordinances

SUBTITLE 75. CRIME AND ARREST STATISTICS

§ 75-1. MONTHLY POSTING REQUIRED.

WITHIN 8 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH CALENDAR MONTH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST ON ITS WEBSITE AN UPDATED REPORT OF LOCAL CRIME AND ARREST STATISTICS, AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBTITLE.

§ 75-2. BREAK DOWN.

(A) MONTHLY AND YEAR-TO-DATE.

THE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE REPORT SHALL BE:

(1) GIVEN FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR MONTH; AND



(2) ACCOMPANIED BY:

(I) HISTORICAL COMPARABLES FOR THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE,

(II) HISTORICAL COMPARABLES FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR,

(III) THE AVERAGE OF THE HISTORICAL COMPARABLES FOR THE PRECEDING 3 CALENDAR YEARS.

(B) BY DISTRICTS AND CITYWIDE.

THE INFORMATION TO BE PROV...

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