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BALTIMORE – While politicians debate how to combat crime in Baltimore, Maryland, local residents who spoke to Fox News Digital advocated for more affordable housing, recreational centers and accessible community resources.

Earlier this month, Gov. Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott deployed the Maryland State Police and the Transportation Authority Police to partner with the Baltimore Police Department after President Donald Trump floated deploying the U.S. National Guard to crackdown on crime.

"We got so many kids getting into stuff and killing and on drugs, especially down here in this neighborhood on the Penn North," Tasha, a young mother who spoke to Fox News Digital earlier this month while pushing her baby's stroll

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