Safe Neighborhoods, Safe Families
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Improving public safety in our neighborhoods and communities is the most important obligation we have as public servants.
Yesterday, I was proud to stand with House Speaker Michael E. Busch, Annapolis Mayor Ellen Moyer, public safety officials and community leaders to celebrate the successes of the Capital City Safe Streets program, launched one year ago as a first-of-its-kind state and local partnership to reduce crime in Annapolis. To date, total crime is down 32 percent and violent crime is down 39 percent in Annapolis over the past year, when compared to the 12 months prior.
The Capital City Safe Streets initiative shows that by working together, across borders and throughout our One Maryland, we can harness the necessary tools to make our neighborhoods safer and protect Maryland families. Today, we are seeing the unmistakable benefits of this unique partnership.
We continue to put families first by making public safety a top priority, achieving 66 fewer homicides last year statewide – a 12 percent reduction – the second highest reduction in homicides in nearly a quarter-century. We've increased public safety funding in Maryland by more than $200 million to make Maryland families safer, eliminated an inherited backlog of over 24,000 DNA samples, and created the Violence Prevention Initiative to identify and closely monitor the most violent, repeat offenders in our State to get them off the streets the moment they become a risk to the public.
The initiative in Annapolis demonstrates what we can accomplish when we work together. I look forward to similar partnerships with jurisdictions throughout Maryland, as we continue putting families first by improving public safety.
Martin O'Malley
Governor
Yeah? Come to Salisbury....
ReplyDeleteWow! I feel a lot safer now. I think I'll take my early morning walk down Baker street, now.
ReplyDeleteJoe,
ReplyDeleteYou're the "go to" guy who gets results around here and who has an in with Mayor Ireton. We know the Mayor can only do as much as he can get support for from the City Council. Maybe with some of your investigative reporting to find out how Annapolis is doing it, we can all work to clean up our once beautiful city.
I will be seeing the Governor today and asking him about it at the Tawes Festival.
ReplyDeleteJoe:
ReplyDeleteWhile your at it. . .thought it might not be a bad idea to also inquire of the Governor as to the crime statistics compilation methodology.
You and I both know that most of the Politicos will do just about anything to 'feather their own nest'.
Beazer
Salisbury needs all the help it can get, particularly in financing additional officers.
ReplyDeleteJoe,
ReplyDeleteYou've got "one big set!" LOL!!! Go for it and let us know what he says!!! Thank you!!!!
O'Malley is such a fake!!!! He needs to ome to Salisbury & check out the crimes, gangs,drug, & street walkers we have here.
ReplyDeleteWhy was this guy voted into office again? Has anyone admitted that we were much better off with Ehrlich than this pretty boy?
ReplyDeleteTo little to late. This dip shit and his State Police Puppet Sheridan need to go. I voted for this idiot. Lesson well learned.
ReplyDeleteO'Malley is another Obama. Look what I have done and has done nothing for the citizens of Maryland. Gangs are more visible in Salisbury and on the Shore Than in the larger cities, ie. Chicago, New York, LA. His record and the laws he has pushed through since he was elected needs to be looked at. Before his supporters speak no he was not elected by the entire State, Maryland Politians except for districts are elected by 4 areas, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Baltimore County and Baltimore City
ReplyDeleteI don't care if it's O'Malley, Conan the Barbarian, or Mortimer Snerd. Look at those Annapolis numbers. Let's get that and kick some butt here!
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