BALTIMORE (WBFF) — In Baltimore’s once-stable neighborhoods, some longtime residents say they feel trapped — hemmed in by open-air drug markets, persistent crime and some of the highest property taxes in Maryland.
Even as the city touts its first population increase in a decade and a drop in violent crime, many homeowners say they can’t sell their properties, can’t afford to leave and no longer recognize the communities they once called safe havens.
A 77-year-old woman from Curtis Bay, who asked to remain anonymous due to threats she’s received from drug dealers on her block, compared the morning drug traffic to a fast-food drive-thru…