Death In The City

There were 269 murders in Baltimore City in 2005, after a 1999 campaign promise by Mayor Martin O'Malley to reduce the number to 175. What do so many homicides do to a city's psyche?

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January 20, 2006, 9:00 AM PST

By David Gest

"For most of the city's residents, 269 is just a number, a figure to compare and contrast to other years, other cities. But to the families of the victims, it's 269 men, women, and children whose lives were ended as a part of the violence that still holds our city captive no matter how many Starbucks open. And every year, people look for answers to why the violence continues."

FULL STORY: Murder by Numbers

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in Baltimore City Paper

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