County reports drop in murders

January 6, 2009

A few days after Baltimore City announced a 17 percent drop in murders last year compared to 2007, Baltimore County reported last year was the least deadly in a decade.

The county recorded 28 homicides in 2008, down 22 percent from 2007, according to a press release. Eighteen of the 28 murders involved family members or acquaintances, and arrests have been made in all but four of the cases, the county said.

For comparison’s sake, and based on 2007 Census population figures, the city averaged 36.7 murders per 100,000 people while the county averaged 3.5 murders per 100,000 people.

County Executive Jim Smith said in a statement that the drop in murders was “gratifying.”

“These numbers are a real tribute to the leadership of Police Chief Jim Johnson, and the hard work of the men and women of the Baltimore County Police Department,” Smith said. “I also commend Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger and his staff for effectively prosecuting the cases that come before them.”
 
DANNY JACOBS, Legal Affairs Writer

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