City of Baltimore - File #: 22-0111R

• File #: 22-0111R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Addressing Youth Violence in Baltimore City
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 6/13/2022
• In control: Baltimore City Council
• Final action: 6/26/2023
• Title: Informational Hearing - Addressing Youth Violence in Baltimore City For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Police Commissioner; the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City; the Chief Academic Officer of the Baltimore City Public School System; the Deputy Commissioner of Youth Wellness & Community Health from the Baltimore City Health Department; the Chief of Police for the Baltimore City School Police; the Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of African-American Male Engagement; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation; and interested members of the Baltimore City Youth Commission to come before the City Council to discuss the increase in youth violence across the city; and the risk factors that are driving these incidents.
• Sponsors: Robert Stokes, Sr., John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Sharon Green Middleton, Mark Conway, Odette Ramos, Eric T. Costello, Antonio Glover, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence
• Indexes: Baltimore City, Informational Hearing, Violence, Youth

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/26/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Withdrawn
8/25/2022	0	Education Workforce and Youth
6/27/2022	0	Education Workforce and Youth	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Children and Family Success
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Police Department
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to States' Attorney's Office
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Baltimore City Public School System
6/16/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
6/13/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced
6/13/2022	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
6/13/2022	0	Education Workforce and Youth	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* 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 Stokes



A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Informational Hearing - Addressing Youth Violence in Baltimore City
For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Police Commissioner; the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City; the Chief Academic Officer of the Baltimore City Public School System; the Deputy Commissioner of Youth Wellness & Community Health from the Baltimore City Health Department; the Chief of Police for the Baltimore City School Police; the Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of African-American Male Engagement; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation; and interested members of the Baltimore City Youth Commission to come before the City Council to discuss the increase in youth violence across the city; and the risk factors that are driving these incidents.
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On January 1, 2022, the first two victims of homicide for this year were 16-year old Desmond Canada and 17-year old Bernard Thomas. Over the last 15-years there have been approximately 220 youth under the age of 18 killed as a result of violence. In 2021 more than 40 youth under the age of 18 were victims of non-fatal shootings with many of the perpetrators of these c...