May I suggest some more research and learning on your part to inform your opinions? These are just a few sources I've found on the topic from a quick search and have linked them here for your convenience.

https://counciloncj.org/10-essential-actions/

https://www.justice.gov/d9/pages/attachments/2021/05/26/comprehensive_strategy_for_reducing_violent_crime_memo.pdf

https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/10-things-to-know-about-combating-violence-in-america

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/community-based-violence-interventions-proven-strategies-to-reduce-violent-crime/

https://www.brookings.edu/research/want-to-reduce-violence-invest-in-place/

Also doing your own research is very enriching so please feel free to further explore violent crime reduction thru your own research methods. Being curious about topics will broaden your horizons.

I am also happy to further discuss this topic with you, please feel free to follow up with any research or articles you wish to discuss or analyze. thank you for reading!

look at societies that are coveted and fetishized as futuristic such as those in Asia and you see robust and highly developed public transportation systems.

take your racist and classist view of transit and reconsider your perspective of society and technology.

The future we should strive for is one of advanced systems and ever higher level of service for the average citizen.

Yeah def Hogan, I hope things will turn around for public transit in Baltimore and Maryland statewide with new leadership coming

Same goes for the light rail. Seems like everyday there is a massive delay, bus bridge, or single tracking. Until transit is reliable people won't use it over driving.