City homicides at 23-year low

“There's much greater alignment and much better cooperation and coordination at every level of your government - federal, state and local”

Constance Fowler sees a change when it comes to crime-fighting in Baltimore. For her, it's not about police overtime or broad shifts in policy, but about the police who show up at her neighborhood association meetings every month.

'They're out there getting in the community. They will stop and talk with you if you flag them down or, if you need them, they're there for you,' said Fowler, president of the Carrollton Ridge Community Association in Southwest Baltimore. 'They want to free us from what we had through the years before.' Read more