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Baltimore vs the developed world
Six-nation developed median (USA · UK · France · Germany · Australia · Canada) — ▼ worse than the norm, ▲ better
| Fatality-linked News | 27.6%here 15.3%benchmark | ▼ | |
| Road-accident Accountability | 1.7%here 5.8%benchmark | ▼ | |
| Enforcement Action | 17.2%here 20.3%benchmark | ▼ | |
| Communal Politics | 5.0%here 3.6%benchmark | ▼ | |
| Cases Concluded | 6.5%here 5.5%benchmark | ▲ | |
| Corruption Load | 2.1%here 1.8%benchmark | ▼ |
civic record
The verdict & benchmarks
How the city measures up — against the developed world, its own region, and national and world norms.
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What the record is made of
The composition of the city's civic coverage: what gets reported, what's growing, what's fading.
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Justice & accountability
How far reported cases travel — from first report to police action to a concluded case.
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Events & specifics
The decade grid, named weapons and motives, and the deadliest corroborated incidents.
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