Homicide rates have dropped similarly (or more) in less-surveilled cities like Baltimore.

Crime is complex, and it’s incredibly silly to look at those two variables and call it a day.

cm2012 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Baltimore's crime drop is surveillance-related. They have over 800 city watch cameras across Baltimore. They even sent personalized custom messages to certain gang members who they've tracked doing crime adjacent things and tell them to stop or they will be arrested. If anything, Baltimore's recent crime drop is the tale of the success of surveillance policing mixed with good social service options.

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chaps 10 hours ago | parent [-]

That's creepy as fuck.

Also, show proof.

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cm2012 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure there are lots of articles but here is one: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/baltimore-vi...

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chaps 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Okay but can you give me an article that's relevant to the use of surveillance that speaks to your central claim?

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cm2012 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure here is more research for you. This is the last one I will do though, Google for yourself after.

"At a high level, the strategy involves three parts: identification, notification, and action. First, a series of weekly meetings led by BPD identifies people at high risk of committing a shooting or being the victim of one. Then, a team of people—usually a combination of a detective, an outreach worker and a community member—notify the person, either during an individual visit or as part of a group “call- in,” that they are at risk of being involved in a shooting and that they have become a focus of GVRS and law enforcement. "

https://crimejusticelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/w3529...

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