Generally, yes, but it’s pretty much on par with many big cities - Detroit, L.A., Boston, Atlanta, Chicago....
Most of the killings here are a result of business or romance complications.
That being said, I am concluding that the racial issue here was A component of the event not THE component.
When toughs of either races get into it (and any 26 year old chick riding an MTA bus in Hampden at 3:00 PM is tough , crazy or both) the N word or “Honkie” gets thrown around as a matter of escalating the confrontation.
And folks here LOVE to confront.
Just good ol B’more stuff
Go Ravens (haha)