The homicide rate in Baltimore has hit a record-high as of this past weekend. As of Tuesday the city has seen 305 homicides for the year, the Baltimore Sun reports.
The city’s current per capita homicide rate is 48.97 per 100,000 residents. It has officially broken the 1993 record of 48.77 per 100,000 residents. In comparison, New York City officials estimate that the per capita rate at the end of the year will be just 4 per 100,000 — twelve times lower than Baltimore’s rate.
Meanwhile, a report by the Police Executive Research Forum that analyzed the Baltimore Police Department’s response to the riots earlier this year is scheduled to be released on Monday. The report, entitled “Lessons Learned from the 2015 Civil Unrest in Baltimore,” expanded on several shortcomings, as well as recommendations, regarding the way the police handled the riots.
