We just received this press release from aides to City Council President Bernard "Jack" Young:

Council President Young also introduced a resolution calling for representatives from the Police Department, State’s Attorney’s Office and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to testify before the Council to explain the factors behind Baltimore’s troublingly-high percentage of reported rape cases that eventually become classified as false. The representatives will also detail the steps that must be taken to ensure that rape allegations are thoroughly investigated.

The Sun reported last month that Baltimore leads the country in the percentage of rape cases marked “unfounded” by detectives, police parlance for saying the victims were lying. Moreover, four in 10 calls to 911 for rape don’t generate a report at all.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has already tasked a panel of law enforcement officials and victim advocates to review the department’s policies and procedures, and a team of detectives is expected to review 18 months worth of data. The city also established a hotline for alleged victims to call to report complaints in rape investigations.