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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Harris, Mitchell
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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2005/2006 Baltimore City Cooperative Law Enforcement Summit
FOR the purpose of convening the 2005/2006 Baltimore City Cooperative Law Enforcement Summit to unite law enforcement organizations in the City and State to identify mutually agreeable types of criminal behavior and geographical areas to target for comprehensive interagency action, to determine what strategies to employ to effect a decrease in criminal activity and related socio-economic ills, and to set measurable goals that will demonstrably calculate the efficacy of united efforts to eliminate targeted criminal activity.
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Last year data released by the FBI's Uniform Crime Report showed that Baltimore City continued to lead the nation's 25 largest cities in the reduction of violent crime, falling to its lowest level since 1970. In 1999, 18,630 violent crimes were reported, while in 2003, that number had decreased to 11,183 violent crimes, a decrease of 40%, and between 2002 and 2003 the number of violent crimes declined 19%, the 2nd largest decrease among the nation's largest cities.
Disappointedly, recently released FBI crime data for 2004 shows that Baltimore rose 5 positions from the ranking of 11th the previous year to become the 6th most dangerous city in the country and the 2nd most dangerous among the nation's largest cities based on the reporting of 6 basic crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, agg...
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