§ 26-2 — Purpose
Baltimore City Code (current through Ord. 26-129 (July 17, 2026); publication of Oct. 18, 2026) · Baltimore City Code, Article 1, § 26-2
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§ 26-2. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this subtitle to: (1) review and understand the issue of individual, family, community, criminal, and societal violence in Baltimore City; (2) examine the causes of violence; (3) consider methods to prevent the different types of violence; (4) establish systems to deliver existing social, governmental, and economic resources to relieve conditions that may lead to violence; (5) provide information, education, and assistance to communities, businesses, and government about programs that prevent violence; and (6) generally address the need to develop the well being of the citizens of Baltimore City in order to eliminate violence as a means of conflict resolution.
(Ord. 95-615.)
