Baltimore Police Department's Bad Guys With Guns Program

BALTIMORE - OCTOBER 19: Baltimore Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld lll, speaks with a juvenile, center right, who became belligerent with police in a variety store October 19, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. Commissioner Bealefeld lll, 47, has been with the BPD for 29 years. Known as a violent city, Baltimore police officials under Bealefeld's tenure have been able to lower violent crime rates since 2007. The department's "Bad Guys With Guns" program, a 3-year old initiative, aims to take guns off the streets and away from the city's most violent people. Police statistics show homicides in Baltimore are down 25% for 2010 and shootings have been reduced 31% over two years. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)