Criminals get arrested and judges let them out

People from the suburbs are not coming back. Shoplifting has driven out the nice stores    There is  no reason to come to the  city.  Safety has deteriorated

"There are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics"

The consequence of no consequences. Baltimore makes its bed and insists on lying in it.

If you build it "They" will destroy it.

Crime is not down: it's the crime STATS that are down. We all know that. Also, Democratic leadership raises taxes on everything, creates monumental red tape for businesses. And the businesses can't afford to run.

Safer does not mean safe

Folks, we all know, it is still the punks that roam downtown and inner harbor that has caused many to question if it is worth visiting!  I lived downtown on Light street and seen the uncontrolled mayhem these unmanaged punks do.  Even though the streets were/are patrolled by city police, it has not stopped these unruly kids from terrorizing those who visit! Thus logically, downfall becomes reality - where planners, developers, and politicians ignore the root cause!  Capitalism at its finest.

That’s sad what has happened to the Inner Harbor. Being a student at Morgan State in the late 80’s early 90’s, the inner harbor was a great place to go with friends and on dates. Hope they can bring it back.

Stayed 3 days near Camden Yards this Sept 2026 and also last Sept 2025 on Pratt.   The baseball stadium is still nice, but I never ventured near the Inner Harbor and was warned NOT to visit the Lexington Market. Howard St downtown . . . not good.  
Somehow, imprisoning criminals == racism?!

The businesses got greedy and overcharged

In the mid 80's I would travel from Philadelphia to Baltimore for business.  The harbor was a wonderful spot to meet clients, have a nice lunch and enjoy the scenery.  What a shame it is gone...Baltimore can't catch a break!

Unfortunately it’s not just the Inner Harbor that’s having redevelopment problems. Last month I stayed briefly in downtown Baltimore and was saddened to see that at least a couple of blocks of Charles Street that used to have various shops and restaurants are now mostly empty storefronts. I ate at the excellent Turkish restaurant Cazbar which was on a virtually empty block. The owner told me that the area never recovered much after COVID. Surely the city government and developers could work something out to help restore the core of the city. It does seem more housing is being created around downtown and public/mass transit is pretty good, so I hope to see a turnaround during my lifetime (I’m 67).

All you need to do is walk there at dusk. I just moved to Baltimore. I live in Otterbein by the federal reserve so it’s very safe. I walk at least 5 miles a day and I try to find somewhere interesting to go, but my path always takes me through the inner Harbour around Rash Park and Home on Montgomery.

In the summertime, I had no issue walking a little bit later because there were so many people out and about now I am seeing really frightening and concerning situations, including the one where the dirtbike gang went up onto the grass at Federal Hill Park. Had I been there…oh had I been there. I would’ve lost my mind and confronted them. do better. Everyone do better vote for change in the mayor said that the dirt bikes are part of the culture. No, they’re not they’re illegal.

I would come from Richmond to hang out in the harbor. It's all gone. Times have changed. All of the Rouse developments in Baltimore, Norfolk and Richmond no longer exist. They were good ideas but gone none

High crime rates

as soon as education in Baltimore went south, the problems started. Young adults could only make money through robbery. Youngers kids caught on. What do you expect when teachers and administrations decide to pass 12th graders on with 8th grade reading abilities and virtually zero math skills. Drugs were and are another problem. and all of that transferred onto the easy lickings, the inner harbor and tourists. Later came the mega fights as youths fought because of gang rivalries and also because one girl looked at another girls boyfriend wrong. It's not because crime is down, it's because crime is not being officially reported on so it does not show up in the stats. Thank your news media as well. With so many crimes, they don't report them all on the nightly news. Like their hiding the fact that Baltimore politicians are hiding something.

Between the rent crime and nothing interesting anymore to do Just don't make it like the peninsula that failed as well 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Fienix yea B-More was cool as hell in the late 90s ....the big problems then are like small problems today...you know what Im talking about...it's crazy man...it's got a lot of political implications outside the control of the city by itself , a few years back I mean all these people coming from other places and people from the city moving to the county...and leaving altogether in some cases it seems..

This is a slow-moving catastrophe

But the insiders — politicians & favored developers — will profit

I was there as a teenager when it opened. Wow, what a vibe. Schaefer cared personally about every little thing. Baltimore had real momentum

Would love to see passion & vision return for the 21st C