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-Won re-election at 88%.
-Completely turned around Baltimore's inner harbor.
-Is actually rejuvinating decrepit slums of Baltimore into proper living areas. -Continued violent crime reduction.
-Conducted 100 targeted and random integrity tests to deter and detect police misconduct and decreased citywide complaints of discourtesy and excessive force by 28% as compared to 2001.
-Exposed the nationwide backlog of unexamined DNA evidence collected at homicide and rape scenes, reaching exposure on 20/20 and Oprah leading to three grants in the amount of $3,276,000 for the police department's DNA project. Obtained $1M for the State's Attorney to enhance handgun prosecutions on the city's most violent offenders.
-Passed an unprecedented Hazmat ordinance, setting standards for the city and the chemical industry to ensure that all premises where hazardous materials are stored, dispensed, used or handled are safeguarded with protective measures.
-This year alone, the Criminal Intelligence Section of the Baltimore Police Department established an international intelligence network, monitored terrorism extremist movements, created a false documents team to investigate immigrants' status in the United States, and developed translation capabilities in 11 foreign languages.
-Recorded the largest 2-year drop (18% decrease) in drug-related hospital emergency department (ED) visits in the nation, the largest 2-year drop (36% decrease) in heroin-related ED visits in the nation and the second largest 2-year drop (28.8% decrease) in cocaine-related ED visits in the nation.
-Increased the number of housing inspections performed by nearly ten percent from 111,892 during the first 40 weeks of 2001 to 122,664 during the first 40 weeks of 2002. Cleaned and boarded more than 17,000 vacant or abandoned properties and lots since 2000, with 8,500 cleaned and boarded in 2002 alone.
These are just a few. The more and more I think about it, the more and more I really love ol' Marty.
And anyone who has this on their homepage is awesome:
"When we are all guilty that will be democracy." -Albert Camus.
by BrianL on Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 07:38:11 PM PDT
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by geekynerd on Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 09:26:30 PM PDT
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