Violent crimes fell 7.2%, reflecting national trend


August 17, 2011|By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun


Maryland's crime rate decreased 6.3 percent last year, reaching a new low in the state's per-capita incidence of violent and property offenses and mirroring a national trend.

The figures released by state officials Wednesday and reported to the FBI are the lowest since modern crime tracking began in 1975. That continues a pattern of the state notching record lows for most of the past 14 years, though as crime rates dropped more sharply in other states, Maryland has remained one of the most violent

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The Cops are starting to take their jobs more serously instead of enforcing petty crime. Look i dont see State Troopers trapping speeders anymore. I dont see Baltimore enforcing parking violations like the Philadelphia PPA. You see if you ignore petty crime and let it go violent crime will go down. Like how is shoplifting hurting anyone? It hurts the rich peoiple. Look how Canada crime rate is lower than the US. Cops in Canada dont enforce petty stuff. Like patroling shopping centers,Banks,Gun stores and jewlery stores late at night but they patrol neighborhoods instead.So enforce the most seroius stuff and violent crime will go down.