Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 9-3602
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 9-3602
- assault: means assault in any degree unless a specific degree of assault is specified. See
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(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 inmates 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.