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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Harris
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Emergency Hearing - Police Department - Deployment of Supplemental Force
FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to brief the City Council on the plan to deploy "extra-duty" officers to City neighborhoods in response to the rising crime rate; to provide details of the number of officers and the specific areas the officers will be assigned; and to share the rationale for limiting the period of deployment for the supplemental force.
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In response to an escalating violent crime rate in certain neighborhoods in the eastern, southern, and northwestern parts of the City, the Baltimore Police Commissioner is reassigning some 70 officers from desk duty to patrol duty for a period of approximately 30 days. It is anticipated that the increased police presence in troubled neighborhoods will curtail the violent crime that has continued to take its toll on persons engaged in criminal activity and innocent bystanders alike.
According to press accounts, the number of shootings are up 11%, and robberies are up 8% over last year. And while statistics show total crime is down 3% this year, the number of incidents resulting in fatalities is outpacing last year - as of October 9 of this year, the City recorded 216 homicides compared with the 208 recorded for the same period last year. The Eastern Distr...
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