too real at peaceful rest baptist church, they are literally praying for peace. ♪ >> i've lost two nephews since the beginning of the year, so what -- one with of the things we have to do is first have respect for human life, period. >> look into the eyes and see the darkness and you wonder, is there any need for them fear. >> reporter: the most impacted by the violent crime, young black males like timothy jones. >> everybody my age has a couple friends or homeboys that we've lost to the violence in the city. i hate it. >> reporter: we spoke with then police chief ben raymond. he couldn't point to one cause for the increase. >> it's the violent crime that is well above and beyond our average. everything else is low. >> reporter: raymond resigned in august ahead of a no-confidence vote by the city council, driven in part by the uptick in crime. >> to blame me as chief of