The drop extends an overall downward trend in gun violence here since 2007, the year Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III took office.
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During the crack-fueled drug wars of the 1990s, killings in the [Eastern] district sometimes topped 80 a year. Last year, there were 27 killings, and only one since Oct. 17 — nothing to brag about and yet a remarkable number for this beleaguered area.
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The new priorities led to a sharp drop in arrests, with less than half as many people arrested last year than the 100,000 locked up in 2005.
January 1, 2012
Under 200
In 2011, there were 196 murders in Baltimore, the lowest number since 1977. From the Baltimore Sun:
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St. Louis had a decrease too. Here is an interesting article about what StL has done with UMSL's criminology department.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-innovative-open-approaches-are-reducing-violent-crime/article_203926cf-ada7-5249-aada-1735d7a611d2.html
The all cash, 30k bail requirement for gun possession might be a useful tool in Baltimore as well.
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