Baltimore, a once proud city that played a prominent role in American history, which gave us the lyrics to our National Anthem through the battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 has lately been beset by a crime wave.
The city of Baltimore has a murder rate 600 percent higher than the national average and a violent crime rate 300 percent higher than the national average. Further, a heroin epidemic plagues the city, which suffers from the higher per capita addiction rate in the country.