How Baltimore’s violent crime rate hit an all-time low: ‘This is not magic. It’s hard work’

Using ARPA money, the city could fund the new data-driven project without using the police budget, sidestepping the thorny “defund the police” rhetoric that had hamstrung previous efforts around the country.
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Against a Baltimore police budget topping half a billion dollars – the largest police budget per capita of any large city in the US – Baltimore’s political establishment gave its new millennial mayor room to experiment with $50m in Washington’s money.
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Crime charts start showing the decline in September 2022, when the comprehensive plan had been up and running for about a year, Scott said. About three out of four people offered services by the program accepted them, and the city today has less violence than at any point in his life, he said.

Meanwhile, Memphis used ARPA money to pay for officers on their street crime unit that went on to murder Tyre Nichols, and Joe "fUnD tHe PoLiCe!!1!" Biden probably doesn't remember any of it now

Oh well, the risk that the unwillingness of politicians across the spectrum to challenge cop bullshit devolves into fullblown fascism is pretty low, right?

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Using ARPA money, the city could fund the new data-driven project without using the police budget, sidestepping the thorny “defund the police” rhetoric that had hamstrung previous efforts around the country.
...
Against a Baltimore police budget topping half a billion dollars – the largest police budget per capita of any large city in the US – Baltimore’s political establishment gave its new millennial mayor room to experiment with $50m in Washington’s money.
...
Crime charts start showing the decline in September 2022, when the comprehensive plan had been up and running for about a year, Scott said. About three out of four people offered services by the program accepted them, and the city today has less violence than at any point in his life, he said.
Meanwhile, Memphis used ARPA money to pay for officers on their street crime unit that went on to murder Tyre Nichols, and Joe "fUnD tHe PoLiCe!!1!" Biden probably doesn't remember any of it now
Oh well, the risk that the unwillingness of politicians across the spectrum to challenge cop bullshit devolves into fullblown fascism is pretty low, right?
There are non-white people in that photo. Quick! Call in the national guard! /s