Vincent N. Schiraldi strikes back against what he described as inflated perceptions of youth violence in Maryland.
Carjackings and handgun violations by young people have skyrocketed since 2020 in Maryland, but overall youth violence has been declining for more than a decade, mirroring a national trend, a new Maryland Department of Juvenile Services report shows.Agency head Vincent N. Schiraldi released the 33-page report Tuesday, pushing back against what he says appears to be a perception that Maryland exited the pandemic gripped by a youth crime wave.
when he addressed what he called a false narrative around violence that labels communities instead of empowering them.The data, Schiraldi said, should drive policy discussions about how best to further stem youth violence while also attacking Maryland’s top standing in the disproportionate incarceration of young Black men — a priority MooreThe analysis published Tuesday shows that juvenile arrests were down by 17 percent in fiscal 2023 when compared with fiscal 2020.
“We get kids graduating from high school and going to college every day. Nobody covers that. If somebody, one of those kids reoffends, you know, the news crews beat the ambulances to the scene,” he said. “That’s frustrating. I’m trying to get a bunch of kids who have been involved in crime [to] turn their lives around. And if all
“The concerning part for us is the categories of youth crime that are up, which includes handgun crimes, carjackings, and auto theft,” said Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy , who was briefed on the data late last week. “I think those are the areas that we need to focus on to impact juvenile crime, guns in particular.”She said the “ease and access to weapons, including ghost guns and regular handguns,” are part of what propels young people to commit violent crimes.
Schiraldi said it would be a “serious investment” but could not provide an estimate on the program’s cost. Moore, who has called for an “all of the above” approach to stemming violence that includes tougher sentences and more police, has emphasized the connection between poverty and crime. He said the issue has been weaponized by politicians and that even though violent crime has dropped across the country since the 1990s, the fear of violence is rampant.
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