BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A new report from the Abell Foundation underscored the difficulty of gathering accurate data surrounding juvenile crime in Baltimore City and across the state, but the data used raised questions for some prosecutors.
The report highlighted the different ways various agencies collect data involving young people facing charges. For example, some agencies use a fiscal year date range to collect information, while others use a calendar year range.
The report, titled ‘Beyond the Headlines: What We Know and Don’t Know About Baltimore Youth Crime and Justice,’ determined that inconsistent data “makes it challenging – if not impossible – to track and compare trends across the system.”…