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February 9, 2011

Northeast Baltimore accounts for one-third of city murders

The drive-by shooting of a 21-year-old man in Northeast Baltimore Tuesday evening was the area's sixth this year -- and now that once quiet part of the city accounts for one-third of all the city's homicides this year.

The Suns Justin Fenton and June Yeganeh Torbati reports that the shooting occurred about 6:30 a.m. on Alta Avenue, near Northern Parkway. Most of the slayings have occurred further south, toward East Baltimore.

Map city murders.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 4:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Northeast Baltimore

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What about other crimes? Murders are relatively few and far between to other crimes, so it's kind of hard to tell in a limited amount of time if things are really trending, be interesting to see if other crimes are trending up there.

Posted by: John | February 10, 2011 9:44 AM

Northeast Baltimore comprises a lot of areas that are borderline city or county. A region that changes with the time of day. Relatively quiet and for the most part safe during the day, it takes on a completely different look and feel during the evening/nighttime hours. A convenient area to live in but one that appears to be going downhill in a hurry.

Posted by: ruth | February 10, 2011 11:13 AM

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About Peter Hermann

Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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