Violent Crime in Baltimore Plunges ...

[SteyrAUG]

Having seen this in the past, I'd put money on knocking felonies down to misdemeanors and whenever possible not issuing a case number and otherwise under reporting / not reporting crime.

Broward Sheriff's Office received essentially these directives under Ken Jenne so he could showcase how effective he is as a law enforcement leader in his bid to become Strong Mayor of Broward County after the position was created for him.

It's why I laugh when LEO's threaten any form of Blue Flu, I endured a decade of that shit.

[Honu]

So they quit reporting crime and just told police to ignore all crime and if any gets caught up by accident we wont prosecute and they say WOW crime went down ?

NO crime will most likely go up they just wont be doing anything about it NICE love libs and idiocy

[jsbhike]

Rest assured, firearms owners won't get a free pass.

[utahjeepr]

I wish I could find the story. Local Baltimore news was saying they were averaging 1 murder and 2 non fatal shootings per day. I think it was as of the end of February(?).

[jsbhike]

I wish I could find the story. Local Baltimore news was saying they were averaging 1 murder and 2 non fatal shootings per day. I think it was as of the end of February(?).

There is an interactive map.

https://homicides.news.baltimoresun.com/

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

The article says that murders were down by 13 in 2020 versus 2019 that still would give them a murder total higher than every year except for 2017. There is always random movement in these numbers. I wouldn’t exactly call this a win. Although most other cities did see increases in murder rates so in that regards maybe there is something there. The other thing is that they just killed almost everybody that lives in Baltimore already so there’s not many people left to kill.

[kaiservontexas]

Stat manipulation and so I agree with the posts on here, and I to wonder how ending prohibition ends the violent crime? Granted I understand how, but that would be legalization. The drug economy is still gang controlled, and as such would still be at the center of violence: rip off crews, one gang wanting to push out another gang for monopoly control, and what not . . .

Hookers and drugs should be legalized. Idiots are not going to become extinct, and the same trash will be doing the same trashy things despite whatever is going on in and with the world. Drunks will still be drunk, addicts will still be high, both will still be doing dumb and dangerous crap no matter the weather tomorrow, and hos and still gonna ho and get tricks. Better for health to regulate and tax the crap out of it all.

Yes, I understand my opinion here is not popular. Still does not answer why violent crime is down because they decided to take this action. And why would somebody, not involved with the criminals, not report molestation, murder, and rape? Those crimes have a nasty habit of reaching out and grabbing just about anybody at anytime for no rhyme or reason. Would not public safety demand going at such criminals hard and with full force?

[kaiservontexas]

Double tap sorry

[jsbhike]

Stat manipulation and so I agree with the posts on here, and I to wonder how ending prohibition ends the violent crime? Granted I understand how, but that would be legalization. The drug economy is still gang controlled, and as such would still be at the center of violence: rip off crews, one gang wanting to push out another gang for monopoly control, and what not . . .

Hookers and drugs should be legalized. Idiots are not going to become extinct, and the same trash will be doing the same trashy things despite whatever is going on in and with the world. Drunks will still be drunk, addicts will still be high, both will still be doing dumb and dangerous crap no matter the weather tomorrow, and hos and still gonna ho and get tricks. Better for health to regulate and tax the crap out of it all.

Yes, I understand my opinion here is not popular. Still does not answer why violent crime is down because they decided to take this action. And why would somebody, not involved with the criminals, not report molestation, murder, and rape? Those crimes have a nasty habit of reaching out and grabbing just about anybody at anytime for no rhyme or reason. Would not public safety demand going at such criminals hard and with full force?

Sounds good to me.

Only thing is, "taxing the crap out of it" would have the same effect as now.

There is a limit on what people will pay before going the no tax route becomes worth the risk for makers, sellers, and buyers.

[AndyLate]

Sounds good to me.

Only thing is, "taxing the crap out of it" would have the same effect as now.

There is a limit on what people will pay before going the no tax route becomes worth the risk for makers, sellers, and buyers.

It has already been reported as an issue in Colorado, which has seen about 1/2 the projected tax revenue.

Andy