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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Mitchell, Harris
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Should the Maryland State Police Be Invited to Baltimore?
FOR the purpose of exploring the potential benefits of inviting the Maryland State Police to partner with the Baltimore City Police to quell the upward spiral of criminal activity in Baltimore City to immediately impact the quality of life of the residents of Baltimore, the hub of the State, and to positively affect the standard of living of the residents of the surrounding metropolitan area and, ultimately, the entire population of the State of Maryland.
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The media has widely reported the findings of the Lawrence, Kansas- based Morgan Quitno Press Safest City crime rankings that found Baltimore City to be the 6th most dangerous city in the country - worse than Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C., and Gary, Indiana - and the 2nd most dangerous of the country's largest metropolitan areas - more dangerous than Miami, Florida, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City.
Based on 2004 crime data tabulated by the FBI, Baltimore rose 5 positions from the ranking of 11th most dangerous city the previous year. The data is based on a city's rate for 6 basic crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. All cities of 75,000 or more population that reported data were included in the study. This year's study compared the rankings of 369 cities and di...
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