Baltimore's image suffers after recent violent streak

Crimes are giving Baltimore City a bad name. It's also keeping people from the suburbs from coming into the city and tourists and event organizers from choosing Charm City as their desired destination, but some leaders are hoping to change that perception.

With the murders on track to pass 300 by the end of the year, it has those looking from the outside in questioning how often they actually need to go into the city.

"I believe everyone is more cautious when they go into the city now, which is unfortunate, because we used to go down to dinner in the city weekly and now we don't," said Mary Sanders, a Carroll County resident.

Sanders is not alone. Those who do say they're a little more on edge when they make that trip down Interstate 83.

Take Lenwood Hall, for example. He lives in Baltimore County, but his 16-year-old daughter goes to school in the city.

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