Baltimore has had more homicides per capita than Chicago, more homicides total than New York and is on track to have the highest number of murders ever in the city's history. All of our leaders talk about reforming the criminal justice system, targeting violent repeat offenders, and working with the community, but not one of them has outlined how with any specificity.

We are on track for another year of more than 350 homicides in Baltimore, yet city State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby seems more concerned with personal investigations and other distractions rather than with prosecuting cases.