… to address the issue, and continues to allow our communities, my community, to continue to suffer. And so, you know, we did the eight years before I became the governor, The homicide rate in the state of Maryland nearly doubled [in the eight years before I became governor]. The non fatal shooting rate did double. And in Baltimore city they went eight straight years with 300 plus homicides in Baltimore City. (42:58–43:06)
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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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