You only have to look at the current leadership of the city to see where the problems start.

They need a Rudy Giuliani as mayor. Baltimore's current mayor, Sheila Dixon, does not have what it takes. Here is the beginning of her inaugural speech:

Thank you.
I start today where all things start: With God. Without Him, nothing of any real importance is possible. With Him, anything and everything are possible. Our biggest dreams come within reach when we couple faith in Him with hard work, focus, and determination.
I'm not done dreaming. But now, most of my dreams are for the children of our city. Together, we can realize these dreams, too............................................... ................

The writer Marianne Williamson said: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"

Williamson goes on to remind us that we are all meant to shine as children do.

We've have everything we need in this city to shine. Ours is a city full of beautiful, brilliant and talented people, young and old.
Ours is a city full of precious jewels. If we care for these jewels as we should, they will shine brighter every day, bringing joyous light to us all.

Thank you, and may God continue to bless the City of Baltimore.

Sheila Dixon, Mayor of Balitimore
Mayor Dixon's Inaugural Address | Mayor Sheila Dixon
This speech is a slap in the face to the Founding Fathers of our country.

When you start out by denying all of the important accomplishments of the human race that took place without religion, and in spite of it, you don't appear very intelligent - to say the least. She gives some lip service to new ways of addressing the crime problem later in the speech, but it means nothing. All politicians claim to be tough on crime.