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Just five years ago, Baltimore had 211 homicides for the year.
Yesterday, it surpassed that number for 2019. On August 12.
Some things are moving in the right direction in town. It's a resilient city. But one simply can't overstate the insanity of the post-2015 violence surge.
Yesterday, it surpassed that number for 2019. On August 12.
Some things are moving in the right direction in town. It's a resilient city. But one simply can't overstate the insanity of the post-2015 violence surge.
This recent bit from Daniel Webster, who's studied Baltimore gun violence for years, gets at what a "cataclysmic" break Freddie Gray's death and the ensuing unrest and failure of leadership represented for the city. baltimoresun.com/maryland/balti… 
And this short piece in latest @TheEconomist is one of the better concise accounts of the city's recent troubles that I've read. The accompanying graphic captures the extremity of the violence spike starting in the spring of 2015. economist.com/united-states/…
@TheEconomist The magazine concludes: "It is tempting for lawmakers in Annapolis and nearby Washington to blame the city for its troubles. Corruption and pool policing are certainly unforced errors..." 1/2
@TheEconomist "...Still, many of the forces buffeting Baltimore and its poorer residents are outside its control: history weighs heavily. To dig itself out of its rut, the city will need help."
From where? From a governor who withholds resources from the city? From a president who mocks it?
From where? From a governor who withholds resources from the city? From a president who mocks it?
