And so, you know, we did the eight years before I became the governor, the homicide rate in the state of Maryland nearly doubled. The non fatal shooting rate did double. And in Baltimore City went eight straight years with 300 plus homicides [before I became governor]. in Baltimore City. And so when I came on board, I said, listen, I am going to take an all of the above approach and we are going to be aggressive. (43:08–43:15)
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Asserts that Baltimore City experienced over 300 homicides annually for eight consecutive years before Wes Moore became governor.
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