In the past seven years, almost 80 percent of murder suspects in Baltimore have prior arrest records, according to Sean Kennedy, visiting fellow at Maryland Public Policy Institute. Baltimore, the largest city of Maryland, has one of the highest murder rates in the country and is often ranked No.2 behind only St. Louis. Almost half of the murder suspects were previously arrested for violent crime. Three in 10 were on parole or probation when the killings took place. Kennedy based his analysis on internal reports prepared by the Homicide Administrative Unit at Baltimore Police Department. He obtained the reports through public record requests. The suspects’ rap sheets were also fairly long. In 2019, murder suspects had an average of eight prior arrests, according to a police analysis shared with The Epoch Times. To get the seven-year total, Kennedy added up murder suspects identified by the police in a given year for murders …