Demographics of 2012 Baltimore homicides

[bmore_ken]

Have you check to see how the case is moving, or if they have perp they are probing. It seem as though you feel if the victim is white it is sweep under the rug.

Omaha is a BCPD insider. He knows the status of every pending case in Baltimore, so he can make statements like those. If he says they're not doing anything, book it

[dogstarman]

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Point being, those killers that make the stats are not otherwise law abiding citizens. They take a daily toll on good folks until they are killed or put in prison. Prior to the killings that put them in jail or the grave, they are destroying communities thru countless quality of life crimes.
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Murder is a very different type of crime than property-crimes or even robbery. It is fair to say that murder rate correlates to those other crimes, but they're different things, done by different people as far as statistics are concerned.

The demographics of murder victims is merely a data point that demostrates the opposite of the picture that many white-flighters on here are painting.

[pepper]

Murder is a very different type of crime than property-crimes or even robbery. It is fair to say that murder rate correlates to those other crimes, but they're different things, done by different people as far as statistics are concerned.

The demographics of murder victims is merely a data point that demostrates the opposite of the picture that many white-flighters on here are painting.

Yes it's a very specific crime, but with 80% of the suspects being already involved in the system, it's a no brainer that the thug killers are also committing lots of other crimes.

I'll give you that all quality of life crimes are not committed by folks that also kill, but at the same time I really doubt that the killers only commit murder and no other crimes.

I can only speak for myself, but I wouldn't take any comfort in the idea that "most" of the killings in my neighborhood are folks involved in the drug trade, so I should be OK...as if theres some sort of honor thing going on and that I'm safe if I'm not involved in their business.

If people are sort of regularly getting killed in my community, thats a real problem even if I'm not the one getting killed.

[Sprightly]

This is interesting (at least to me):





Motives:
Argument: 14 = Looked at someone the wrong way?
Arson: 1
Child abuse: 6
Dispute over money: 2
Domestic: 3
Drugs: 3 = So much for the theory that the majority of murders are drug related
Neighborhood (dispute?): 1
Retaliation: 3
Robbery: 10
Other: 10
Unknown: 163 = No one is talking.

[bmore_ken]

This is interesting (at least to me):





Motives:
Argument: 14 = Looked at someone the wrong way?
Arson: 1
Child abuse: 6
Dispute over money: 2
Domestic: 3
Drugs: 3 = So much for the theory that the majority of murders are drug related
Neighborhood (dispute?): 1
Retaliation: 3
Robbery: 10
Other: 10
Unknown: 163 = No one is talking.

The no one is talking are drug related. You're a fool if you think otherwise

[Omaha Beach]

Omaha is a BCPD insider. He knows the status of every pending case in Baltimore, so he can make statements like those. If he says they're not doing anything, book it

You and music man need to support each other when facts get in the way. Come back in two more months and still wont be any arrests. Colder case gets harder to solve. Unless of course some thug who knows who did it rats out the perp to get a deal himself.

[bmore_ken]

You and music man need to support each other when facts get in the way. Come back in two more months and still wont be any arrests. Colder case gets harder to solve. Unless of course some thug who knows who did it rats out the perp to get a deal himself.

Cold cases happen in every jurisdiction in the country. They aren't cold because they're not being investigated. they're cold because there are no leads to go on

[Sprightly]

The no one is talking are drug related. You're a fool if you think otherwise

That's nice.

[demopublican]

Just think how many more we would have if Baltimore did not lead the nation in undetermined deaths.

[bmore_ken]

That's nice.

That's real

[demopublican]

The no one is talking are drug related. You're a fool if you think otherwise

Drug trade related. Not drug use related

[bmore_ken]

Drug trade related. Not drug use related

Exactly. That's always been my contention

[RavnFreek]

Exactly. That's always been my contention

hmm.. wonder how many murders if drugs (at least pot) weren't illegal?

[soulflower]

60% of the gun-related homicides were execution style head shots.

So one could argue that a significant number of the homicides last year were gang/drug related

[musicmd]

This is interesting (at least to me):





Motives:
Argument: 14 = Looked at someone the wrong way?
Arson: 1
Child abuse: 6
Dispute over money: 2
Domestic: 3
Drugs: 3 = So much for the theory that the majority of murders are drug related
Neighborhood (dispute?): 1
Retaliation: 3
Robbery: 10
Other: 10
Unknown: 163 = No one is talking.

When you are right, you are right. Just like prohibition. No one is talking.

[demopublican]

60% of the gun-related homicides were execution style head shots.

So one could argue that a significant number of the homicides last year were gang/drug related

wow. I never heard that before. Chilling

[soulflower]

wow. I never heard that before. Chilling

"For the year, more than 60 percent of those who died in shootings were shot in the head, which experts say points to a high number of execution-style killings. That's the highest percentage in 10 years' worth of Police Department data."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,1967250.story


Just think of how much lower the homicide numbers would be if the gangs declared a truce...

[bmore_ken]

"For the year, more than 60 percent of those who died in shootings were shot in the head, which experts say points to a high number of execution-style killings. That's the highest percentage in 10 years' worth of Police Department data."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,1967250.story


Just think of how much lower the homicide numbers would be if the gangs declared a truce...

Legalize drugs. That's what most of their disputes are over

[musicmd]

wow. I never heard that before. Chilling

You don't live in the hood, old news. Why would you know about head shots and hits ?

[musicmd]

Yes it's a very specific crime, but with 80% of the suspects being already involved in the system, it's a no brainer that the thug killers are also committing lots of other crimes.

I'll give you that all quality of life crimes are not committed by folks that also kill, but at the same time I really doubt that the killers only commit murder and no other crimes.

I can only speak for myself, but I wouldn't take any comfort in the idea that "most" of the killings in my neighborhood are folks involved in the drug trade, so I should be OK...as if theres some sort of honor thing going on and that I'm safe if I'm not involved in their business.

If people are sort of regularly getting killed in my community, thats a real problem even if I'm not the one getting killed.

Tell me about it.