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

The two big-city mayors discussed similar crime-fighting philosophies and touted their success.

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.

"We have to have a complete and comprehensive approach to dealing with public safety and gun violence in particular because there is no one solution to dealing with that di

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