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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>

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). [https://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==