Baltimore police still respond to calls for help quickly, but following the death of Freddie Gray and trials of officers charged in Gray’s death, the number of cops who report suspicious activity on the streets has plummeted, according to a new analysis by USA Today.
Homicides have surged in the last three years, with 2017 marking the highest murder rate in Baltimore history. As of this writing, the city is up to 150 murders in 2018.
After analyzing 5.1 million police dispatches, from 2013 to 2017, USA Today learned officers “begin far fewer encounters themselves.”
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