Crime & Safety

FOP Critical Of Baltimore Crime Plan Amid Officer Shortage

The plan cites a 4700officer shortage with hundreds fewer officers patrolling the streets than the city had 15 years ago.

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The FOP said the Baltimore Police Department needs a full staff that is well equipped and properly trained before the commissioner’s plan can take effect.
The FOP said the Baltimore Police Department needs a full staff that is well equipped and properly trained before the commissioner’s plan can take effect. (WJZ)

BALTIMORE, MD — The Fraternal Order of Police is responding to Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison’s crime plan, criticizing leadership for not focusing on building up the department. The plan cites a 470-officer shortage with hundreds of fewer officers patrolling the streets than the city had 15 years ago.

The FOP reports an average of one murder a day since June, and Tuesday was no different with a murder-suicide in Northeast Baltimore happening just two hours before the FOP held a press conference.

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