Dec 11, 2019
A rising issue within the Baltimore community is the amount of violent crimes committed by and against youth. According to ABELL foundation and research, the rate of violent crime committed by youth has risen from 19 percent in 2013 to 67 percent in 2017. Baltimore yields a homicide rate of sum 56 per 100,000 people with a counted 342 homicides in the year of 2018 up to the month of September. Which is notably more than any other major city in the nation. Within the crimes committed by youth which ranges from elementary to 25 years of age, the most common age that obtained the most arrest rates was 18-year olds. There was a of higher frequency that ranged from 15 to 24 for the most arrests within those ages.
