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Photo collage showing silhouette of gun within the Western District map on the left side. On the right side, a mess of scribbles sits above a close-up of a young man’s eyes.
What caused a 33% drop in gun violence in West Baltimore last year? We analyzed it
A Banner analysis of a revived Group Violence Reduction Strategy in the Western District suggests remarkable impacts.
Collage showing Western District of Baltimore map cut-out, layered with scribbles.
Nine charts that help explain last year’s sudden drop in shootings in West Baltimore
Tenants, advocates, and lawmakers gathered outside the State House Thursday to call on lawmakers to pass several policies that would protect tenants from eviction or poor living conditions
Eviction numbers are climbing back toward pre-pandemic highs in parts of Maryland
After nearly three years of pandemic protections and assistance, there are few guardrails in place to prevent evictions from climbing back to pre-pandemic norms.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, right, speaks during a press conference at Baltimore City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 21. To his left is Police Commissioner Michael Harrison.
Driven by warrants, arrests are up in Baltimore for the first time in more than a decade
Police say the emphasis on warrant arrests came over the summer as part of the department’s deployment plan and initiatives with law enforcement partners.
Six photographs showing Patriot Front stickers on poles, traffic signs, and stuck in car windshield wipers. Messages include “Better Dead than Red,” “Reclaim America,” and “Revolution is Tradition.”
Plastering hate: Why white supremacist stickers are appearing in Maryland and beyond
How Patriot Front’s campaign of white nationalism is recruiting members, spreading hate, and funding its efforts — all the while sowing distrust among local communities.
Movers collect the belongings of Sharnae Hunt, and place back onto a truck after Hunt was wrongfully evicted, at Tall Pines apartment, in Glen Burnie, Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
A Glen Burnie woman was evicted because of a ‘miscommunication.’ Experts say the eviction system creates room for error.
A woman and her 9-year-old son were evicted two days before Thanksgiving — even after she says she confirmed that morning that she was caught up on rent.
Thanksgiving’s impact on Baltimore in 3 bar charts and a map
It’s a nice day to stay home and spend time with family— and oh, boy, does the data show it.
Black boy looks at phone, vacant houses and gun in background
Baltimore teenagers are being shot at an alarming rate this year
Most of the 71 shooting victims are 16- and 17-year-old males. And nearly all of the victims are Black.
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to Michael Nicot for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected.
Why has D.C. administered more monkeypox vaccines than Maryland? Here’s what we found.
Washington, D.C., health officials have vaccinated people against monkeypox at a rate at least 56 times higher than Maryland, a Baltimore Banner data analysis of both jurisdictions’ data found.
A map of proposed Baltimore police districts.
Proposed Baltimore police districts would lump more violent crime into the most violent districts, analysis shows
The Baltimore Police Department is redrawing its districts for the first time in 70 years. That could change how resources are deployed.
Eviction notices taped onto doors and windows
For some Maryland landlords, filing for eviction is a monthly routine. Tenants pay the price
Thanks to the state's cheap and easy filing process, eviction filing rates in Maryland far outpace those of neighboring states, creating additional costs for tenants.
Noah Godfrey takes a moment to rest on a bench with his mother, Sunday Stilwell, in Glasgow Regional Park in Delaware.
Maryland kids in distress are being kept in emergency departments for weeks, months
The longer kids stay in hospitals, physicians and administrators say, the more that their mental health deteriorates, and the more that limited and costly emergency-room resources are shifted away from other patients with critical needs.
Did you pay attention to the news in Baltimore this week? Try this quiz
The Baltimore Banner's news quiz, testing your knowledge of the week's news and what was in The Scan.
Cars drive on Orleans Street near the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Campus.
Residents push for traffic calming on Orleans street
Residents have won some changes but say more needs to be done.
The scope of Baltimore's vacant housing problem is huge and the city lacks tools other cities have used to manage the problem.
Baltimore’s biggest math problem: Why the city’s vacant housing crisis isn’t getting better
Baltimore doesn’t have enough money to tackle every neighborhood. And the vacancy challenge is growing.
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