Baltimore's drop in homicides - 23% since last year and a staggering 40% from two years ago - should be a national story. Mayor Scott's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which prioritizes resources to those most at risk and community engagement, should be studied and replicated.
Evan Serpick
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Baltimore, justice, dogs, and tennis. Former journalist, @city_paper @baltimoremag @rollingstone @ew, now in nonprofit communications. #BlackLivesMatter he/him
Baltimore, U.S.A.
Joined July 2008
- Baltimore City's Western District, once the city's most violent, where @MayorBMScott piloted his Gun Violence Reduction Strategy, has not had a single homicide this year.Baltimore's drop in homicides - 23% since last year and a staggering 40% from two years ago - should be a national story. Mayor Scott's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which prioritizes resources to those most at risk and community engagement, should be studied and replicated.
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