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From the streets to second chances: How Roca is changing the lives of Baltimore’s young men
The first step at Roca isn’t therapy, job training or even talking. It’s showing up — over and over again. For John Young and John "Yahya" Lewis, being staffers at Roca Baltimore means logging miles across the area in the rain, in the cold, in the heat, to connect with the young men they serve.
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Administration decries crime rates, but has slashed prevention efforts
President Trump moved to take over policing in Washington, D.C. to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime," but the data doesn’t back up many of his claims. Murder and violent crime dropped significantly across the U.S. last year, a trend that’s continued so far in 2025. The crackdown comes even as his administration cut funding for other kinds of crime prevention work. more story
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Why America is murdering less
How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline. more story
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Are we witnessing a Baltimore Miracle in fight against crime?
Violence intervention strategies have produced nothing short of a miracle, a “Baltimore Miracle” that has seen a dramatic reduction in violent crime in one of the most difficult public safety environments in the nation. more story
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