A young girl has just graduated from high school, consumed with joy and couldn’t believe she made it. Walking back to her car, her best friend comes over and begins talking to her. Caught up in the moment neither girl realizes a strange man approaching. Within a split second the man takes out a gun and demands the girls drop their wallets. The girl drops hers but her friend tries to fight back, ending in a fight and the sound of a gunshot. Violent crime as defined by the FBI is one of four offenses which include murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Each involves force or threat of force. While it can be so difficult to even imagine, these violent crimes affect thousands of people all over the country. Situations like these happen to many people in the city of Baltimore. The rise in violent crime in Baltimore can be attributed to the high rate of poverty, poor education system, and high homicide rates.
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Research conducted by Fox 45 News shows that Baltimore’s graduation rate is only sixty-six percent, with sixty-five percent of dropouts coming from low-income families. On the topic of low-income families, poverty is another factor of Baltimore’s violent crime. According to CNN twenty-four percent of people are living under the poverty line. CNN also reports that the median income of whites is 60,550 dollars, while the median income of blacks is only 33,610 dollars. Finally, high rates of homicide have contributed to violent crime in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun has found a staggering statistic that states of the 343 people killed in the past year eighty-eight percent of murders have been committed with a firearm. The Sun has also found that the average homicide victim had an average of eleven prior charges on their record. These three factors have contributed to the rise in
Research conducted by Fox 45 News shows that Baltimore’s graduation rate is only sixty-six percent, with sixty-five percent of dropouts coming from low-income families. On the topic of low-income families, poverty is another factor of Baltimore’s violent crime. According to CNN twenty-four percent of people are living under the poverty line. CNN also reports that the median income of whites is 60,550 dollars, while the median income of blacks is only 33,610 dollars. Finally, high rates of homicide have contributed to violent crime in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun has found a staggering statistic that states of the 343 people killed in the past year eighty-eight percent of murders have been committed with a firearm. The Sun has also found that the average homicide victim had an average of eleven prior charges on their record. These three factors have contributed to the rise in