Baltimore Sun Compares Cities – But is it Apples to Oranges?

It is a tale of two cities indeed, and on first pass may seem especially biased, but give this blog post on The Baltimore Sun’s Web site a read: “London and gun crime.” The story notes that London has less gun crime:

“London, a city of about 7.5 million, has had 110 homicides this year, 17 of which involved guns. Baltimore, a city of about 640,000 has had 208 slayings so far this year, most with guns.”

But consider this passage:

“The Trident unit has 300 officers and a $44 million budget. Baltimore cops have about 70 homicide detectives investigating murder; the homicide unit has a budget of $5.3 million (the Criminal Investigation Division’s budget is $38 million).”

The blog post even notes that 40 officers are assigned to a single murder case in London, so is it the dedication to law enforcement that is really what keeps crime low?

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