[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

The last Republican mayor of Baltomore left office in 1967. This has been one of those "triumphs" of the Democrat Party.

"Brandon Maurice Scott (born April 8, 1984)[1] is an American politician serving as the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, since 2020. The city of Baltimore uses a strong mayor-council structure for their government, meaning Scott holds strong mayoral powers." And "While serving as city councilperson, he voted against an aerial surveillance program for the Baltimore Police Department and supported reductions in police funding."

Brandon Scott

"The Oakland Police Department has been under a consent decree for nearly 20 years. A staffing plan calls for 2,785 sworn officers, but city police had 2,398 members on payroll in recent months"

Police staffing woes complicate reform effort in Baltimore

Baltimore police union overwhelmingly rejects contract proposal after ‘impasse’ with city

[citizen]

Which is worse? Baltimore or Memphis.

The same blue cities always jockey for position on the city crime lists.

[PGalt]

Thanks for the information.