Maryland report finds decline in youth crime overall, excluding pandemic, but increase in gun violence

Attention has swirled this year around the number of young people falling victim to or perpetrating gun violence in Baltimore, amid tragedies such as the Brooklyn Homes mass shooting and the fatal shooting across from Edmondson-Westside High School in January. But, Vincent Schiraldi, the state Department of Juvenile Services secretary, said it’s vital to put those instances in proper context.