BBJ: Business leaders get details of Mayor Scott’s new data-focused violence reduction plan

Posted on April 20, 2021

The five-year plan by Mayor Brandon Scott is still being formalized, but centers on declaring violence in the city a public health crisis and addressing it as such, with data and new strategies for intervention.
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Don Fry Commentary: Baltimore’s Crime Strategy on WBAL NewsRadio

Posted on August 13, 2019

Baltimore continues to see high rates of violent crime, especially shootings and homicides. But a crime reduction strategy issued by the city’s new Police Commissioner provides a road map to bring about change. There’s a lot to like in Police Commissioner Michael Harrison’s strategy. The strategy aims to address crime...
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Don Fry Commentary: All hands on deck in Baltimore

Posted on July 26, 2019

As the drumbeat of daily news reminds us, Baltimore continues to see high rates of violent crime for yet another year, especially shootings and homicides. In the past seven days, a 36-year-old man was killed by gunfire in Cherry Hill and two unidentified men were gunned down on the same...
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