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Baltimore Riot Numbers: How Many Businesses Destroyed, Cars Burned, Officers Injured and More

"Hundreds of millions of dollars lost," says Gov. Larry Hogan. "It's going to be devastating."

In the wake of violence that captured the attention of a nation in Baltimore, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he is focusing on helping the city recover.

“It’s going to be devastating,” Hogan said of the economic impact of the riots. “Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost. People had their homes burned down, businesses burned down and looted.”

Here are some preliminary assessments of the damage:

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  • 200-plus businesses destroyed, most minority-owned, many without insurance
  • 113 police officers injured*
  • 144 vehicle fires
  • 15 structure fires, including $16 million senior housing/community center that was 40 percent complete
  • 2,600 volunteers signed up for Saturday cleanup on Pennsylvania Avenue
  • 3,000 National Guardsmen deployed
  • 150-plus National Guard vehicles utilized
  • 486 people arrested in protests and gathering-related activities**
  • 578 Maryland police deployed
  • 283 Pennsylvania police deployed
  • 149 New Jersey police deployed
  • 31,500 to 52,500 pounds of food delivered by Maryland Food Bank to pantries in Mondawmin, Druid Hill, Pimlico, Forest Park, Union Square, Howard Park and Irvington
  • 5 nights of citywide curfew, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

People whose businesses weren’t hit by the riots themselves were impacted by the curfew that took effect from April 28 to May 3, requiring people to be inside after 10 p.m. “A lot of people were impacted in communities throughout the city,” Hogan said. “We’re going to do everything we can to help them.”

He started a website called Maryland Unites, where people can sign up to volunteer to help Baltimore rebuild.

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Sources: Gov. Larry Hogan, CNN, Baltimore Police, WUSA9.

*Officers injured from April 25 to May 3.
**Arrests from April 23 to May 3.

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