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Between 1950 and 1990, Baltimore's population declined by more than 200,000 and poverty and crime greatly increased. The city had hit bottom.
Between 1950 and 1990, Baltimore's population declined by more than 200,000 and poverty and crime greatly increased. The city had hit bottom.
===Recent===
===1990s to the present===
Optimism returned in the 1990s. Despite continuing fiscal and social problems, Baltimore has begun to revitalize its business districts and neighborhoods through community organizations, the cooperation of local government and business, and federal aid. In recent decades, the redevelopment of the Inner Harbor and the gentrification of rundown neighborhoods have been major factors in Baltimore's resurgence.
Optimism returned in the 1990s. Despite continuing fiscal and social problems, Baltimore has begun to revitalize its business districts and neighborhoods through community organizations, the cooperation of local government and business, and federal aid. In recent decades, the redevelopment of the Inner Harbor and the gentrification of rundown neighborhoods have been major factors in Baltimore's resurgence.
Mayor Sheila Dixon, a Democrat, was forced to resign in 2010 as part of a plea bargain; already convicted of a misdemeanor for stealing donated gift cards intended for poor children, she was facing yet another trial on perjury charges.
Mayor Sheila Dixon, a Democrat, was forced to resign in 2010 as part of a plea bargain; already convicted of a misdemeanor for stealing donated gift cards intended for poor children, she was facing yet another trial on perjury charges.
Baltimore enacted "sweeping" gun control laws in 2013, and in 2017 saw the highest ever recorded murder rate between January and May 2017 in the city during that time of year.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (June 2, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/02/baltimore-sweeping-gun-controls-in-2013-record-number-of-murders-in-2017/ Baltimore: Sweeping Gun Controls in 2013, Record Number of Murders in 2017]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 3, 2017.</ref>
==Religion==
==Religion==