Growing Up In Baltimore (it’s really hard)
From the Washington Post on the Justice Policy Institute study of Freddie Gray’s Baltimore neighborhood;
Unemployment rate of 16-64 year olds; 51.8%
Employed with Travel Time to Work of over 45 Minutes; 31.8%
Families receiving TANF; 25%
Chronically Absent HS students; 49.3%
Percent of Population over 25 Without HS diploma; 60.7%
Narcotics Police Calls per 1000 residents; 464.8
Mortality Rate for 15-24 year olds; 19 per thousand
Children 6 and under with Elevated Blood-Lead levels; 7.4%