Crime is out of control in Baltimore City.

Creating sustainable jobs means doubling down on Baltimore's formidable strengths.

I love Baltimore and the people who call it home, and I sincerely believe that Maryland's biggest city must serve as the economic and cultural heart of our state.

It's a tragedy. It was tragedy for Freddie Gray and the family. It was a tragedy for the city. And we're still trying to figure out how it happened and why it happened.

No state can match the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay, our beaches and farms, or the mountains of Western Maryland, the Port of Baltimore, or the historic charm of every corner of our state.

We don't solve the crime problem, we only control it. And we were controlling it until we let it get out of control.