Baltimore residents call for services amid Guard threat
Baltimore residents in the Penn‑North neighborhood told Fox News Digital this month they want more affordable housing, recreational centers and community resources to reduce crime, after state law enforcement was deployed and following President Trump’s public suggestion of a U.S. National Guard intervention. The reporting cites 2025 city crime totals (91 homicides and 218 nonfatal shootings), a mass drug‑overdose that hospitalized more than two dozen people in July, and local disagreement over whether a Guard deployment would help or inflame tensions.
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Baltimore residents reveal what changes they want to see to combat crime amid National Guard threat
New information:
- Maryland State Police and the Transportation Authority Police were deployed to partner with the Baltimore Police Department following heightened debate about a National Guard role.
- Citywide 2025 figures cited in the article: 91 homicides and 218 nonfatal shootings.
- A mass drug overdose in Penn‑North in July hospitalized more than two dozen people; three of seven August homicides occurred in nearby Park Heights.