Baltimore has long since gone feral, even worse than Detroit where at least they seem to have recognized their deep problems.
Many moons ago, when I lived in DC, I served as a volunteer for a lesbian who became paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident. She had no family and her dear gay friends abandoned her.
The rehab center was in Baltimore and I visited her sometimes in the evening after my husband got home from work. I was young and the guards were worried about me going out to my car alone at night so they escorted me.
Yes, Baltimore is a violent, raging mess.