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Baltimore's crime drop is surveillance-related. They have over 800 city watch cameras across Baltimore. They even sent personalized custom messages to certain
by cm2012 2mo ago
Baltimore's crime drop is surveillance-related. They have over 800 city watch cameras across Baltimore. They even sent personalized custom messages to certain gang members who they've tracked doing crime adjacent things and tell them to stop or they will be arrested. If anything, Baltimore's recent crime drop is the tale of the success of surveillance policing mixed with good social service options.
- chaps 2mo agoThat's creepy as fuck. Also, show proof.
- cm2012 2mo agoSure there are lots of articles but here is one: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/baltimore-violent-crime-trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/baltimore-vi...
- chaps 2mo agoOkay but can you give me an article that's relevant to the use of surveillance that speaks to your central claim?
- cm2012 2mo agoSure here is more research for you. This is the last one I will do though, Google for yourself after. "At a high level, the strategy involves three parts: identification, notification, and action. First, a series of weekly meetings led by BPD identifies people at high risk of committing a shooting or being the victim of one. Then, a team of people—usually a combination of a detective, an outreach worker and a community member—notify the person, either during an individual visit or as part of a group “call- in,” that they are at risk of being involved in a shooting and that they have become a focus of GVRS and law enforcement. " https://crimejusticelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/w35292.pdf https://crimejusticelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/w3529...
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- cm2012 2mo agoOfficial BPD LPR policy says they use them: https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency/bpd-policies/1015-license-plate-readers-lpr https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency/bpd-policies/10... Here you go from BPD on recent initiatives, many of which involve surveillance: https://www.baltimorepolice.org/resources-and-reports/new-technology-initiatives https://www.baltimorepolice.org/resources-and-reports/new-te...
- smt88 2mo agoThis is absolutely false. You can’t provide an article showing it because it’s untrue and counter to what every official and study has said. https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/baltimores-historic-homicide-reduction https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/baltimores-histor...
- cm2012 2mo agoI have provided 2 links showing this! There are dozens on the internet. Baltimore uses social services AND surveillance. I dont know why this is hard. Official BPD LPR policy says they use them: https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency/bpd-policies/1015-license-plate-readers-lpr https://www.baltimorepolice.org/transparency/bpd-policies/10... Here you go from BPD on recent initiatives, many of which involve surveillance: https://www.baltimorepolice.org/resources-and-reports/new-technology-initiatives https://www.baltimorepolice.org/resources-and-reports/new-te...