As the city government abandons public safety, Baltimore residents pool resources to stop package thieves.
Baltimore’s hip Federal Hill neighborhood boasts historic red-brick rowhouses, a magnificent view of the Inner Harbor, and a charming variety of independent shops and restaurants. But these things all bring crime with them. While many neighborhoods in the city—whose experiment in depolicing has sparked a resurgence of violence—have met the challenge with private security, hiring a patrol is not the only option. Federal Hill residents have instead made use of their home-security cameras.
