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Baton Rouge homicides are down in 2022. Broome credits community work, end of pandemic lockdowns.

Por: The Advocate Crime September 17, 2022

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Violent crime has dropped in East Baton Rouge Parish after years of record-breaking highs, a trend Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome attributes to anti-crime initiatives and the end of pandemic-era lockdowns that left people out of work and kids out of schools.“We must approach our goal of peace from all angles,” Broome told the Baton Rouge Press Club on Wednesday about the multi-pronged approach to crime prevention.Broome said efforts to... + full article



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