BALTIMORE —Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is on the defensive as the city's pace of homicides shows no sign of easing, despite her decision to switch police commissioners in July.
The mayor cited the spike in homicides following the death of Freddie Gray for her decision to remove then-Commissioner Anthony Batts. But months later and with new leadership in the Baltimore Police Department, the pace has barely declined.
Not since 1999 has Baltimore seen a homicide number as high as it stands now at 305, and there are still nearly six weeks left in the year.
The spike started after the death of Gray, who died in April after allegedly being injured in police custody.
Through April 21 the city recorded 62 homicides, which is a daily rate of .56, or one every two days. Then came the spike. From April 22 through July 8, there were 93 homicides, which is a daily rate of 1.19.
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But let's import a couple of terrorists!
Black Lives Matter !!!! Do they really. Apparently not to blacks.
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