BALTIMORE —

The mayors of Baltimore and Chicago met Monday morning to discuss their cities' holistic approaches to combating the roots of crime.

.Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson visited Baltimore on a fact-finding mission, getting a public briefing about Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott's five-year plan to reduce violence.

Baltimore's violence reduction plan, unveiled in 2021 , is based on three pillars: A public health approach, community engagement and interagency coordination.

"All of this works together. That's why we have to understand there has to be a comprehensive approach to this. This is not a 'one size fits all' (approach), but it's also not a 'one solution to a problem' thing," Scott said.

Chicago has had several variations of violence interrupter programs. The current form h

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