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Maryland Code, State Government § 9-3602

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Office shall ensure that all reports issued by the Office related to grant programs include:

(1) a summary of all collected performance measure data; and

(2) information necessary to provide transparency in the results of competitive grant awards.

(b)(1) The Office shall create, for inclusion in its annual report, a scorecard of quantifiable safety indicators.

(2) The Office shall determine appropriate indicators for the scorecard in coordination with:

(i) the Department of State Police;

(ii) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;

(iii) the Office of the Attorney General;

(iv) the Maryland Department of Labor;

(v) the State Department of Education;

(vi) the Maryland Department of Health; and

(vii) the Department of Human Services.

(3) In addition to the indicators determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the scorecard shall include:

(i) crime statistics for violent crime and property crime as reported in the Uniform Crime Reports or the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including:

1. murder;

2. rape;

3. robbery;

4. aggravated assault;

5. breaking or entering;

6. larceny or theft; and

7. motor vehicle theft;

(ii) crime clearance rates for the crimes included under item (i) of this paragraph;

(iii) the portion of committed crimes not reported to law enforcement as estimated based on the National Crime Victimization Survey or other sources;

(iv) indicators of safety and fairness in the criminal justice system in the State, including:

1. the number of serious assaults on staff and incarcerated individuals committed in State correctional facilities;

2. police use of force statistics;

3. the number of law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty;

4. disparity in traffic stops, arrests, convictions, and sentencing by race and ethnicity; and

5. available surveys of public trust in policing and the criminal justice system in the State; and

(v) indicators of the underlying factors and conditions affecting progress toward a safer State, including:

1. unemployment rates by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and region;

2. school dropout rates;

3. population density and degree of urbanization;

4. percentage of residents below the federal poverty threshold;

5. median household income; and

6. access to mental health, behavioral health, and addiction treatment.

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