youth violence

A new report by the state Department of Juvenile Services highlighted stark racial disparities in how the justice system treats youth.

“The families who are affected by crime and violence, that reduction does not matter to those families.”

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced enforcement of the city's youth curfew during the Memorial Day Weekend. Baltimore was among several cities nationwide to beef up enforcement, but do these curfews significantly reduce crime?

Roca, which means rock in Spanish, has a mission to give young people a strong foundation so they can choose better pathways.

“We cannot continue to tell youth what they can't do without creating spaces and places for them to go.”

City, school and faith leaders gathered at the University of Baltimore exploring solutions for the recent uptick in gun violence among the city’s youth. The mother of a slain teen expressed the concern many parents share regarding the need for greater school security.

“How are you guys going to approach it in a way that will not make it feel like you're chastising, or blaming the children that you're talking to?”

The Baltimore Police Department has released body-worn camera footage from last Thursday’s police shooting in Southwest Baltimore that shows the seventeen year old was shot from behind.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cites a 19% reduction in homicides and 18% reduction in non-fatal shootings over this time last year.

Baltimore's top cop discusses how the city is bringing down the crime rate, his department's response to teen gun violence, and what the mayor's planned youth curfew could mean for public safety.