Do Ravens losses trigger Baltimore homicide rate to go up?

(Photo by Matt Markowitz / Nov. 29, 2009)

When the Baltimore Ravens lost to the Green Bay Packers in Week 13 of the 2009 regular season it did more than just kill their playoff chances.

Strings of losses put together by the professional football team may be triggering the homicide rate in Baltimore, Md., to go up.

According to The Baltimore Sun’s crime database, there have been 52 homicides in Baltimore City since the 2009 regular season opened on Sept. 13. The homicide rate is up 11.5 percent during the week after a Ravens loss compared with the seven days after a Ravens win.

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The Man Behind “The Band that Wouldn’t Die”

(Photo by Matt Markowitz / Nov. 20, 2009)

At the age of 15, John Ziemann joined the Baltimore Colts Marching Band and worked his way to become band president in 1984.  All was well except for one problem: the Colts franchise moved to Indianapolis in 1984. For twelve years Baltimore was left with a pro football team, and it was up to Mr. Ziemann and the band to keep the city’s hopes up.

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