I've been very clear. There is no higher priority for me than making sure that our communities are safe. I think about what's happened in Maryland. In Maryland, for the eight years before I became the governor, we saw the homicide rate nearly double. The non fatal shooting rate did double Baltimore City. The year before I became the governor In 2022, we had almost a homicide a day. (11:36–11:41)
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Asserts that Maryland's homicide rate nearly doubled in the eight years before Wes Moore became governor.
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