BALTIMORE (WBFF) — During last week’s budget hearing before members of Baltimore City Council, City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates reported in 2024 his office charged 2,891 felony cases, and closed 3,115 felony cases.
Bates further broke down his data, telling council members the increased incarceration of defendants convicted of gun crimes has contributed to the drop in homicides and shootings.
“The data and research says about 5-6,000 violent offenders running around with guns are doing the murders and the shootings. To date we’ve figured we’ve put almost 2500 of those individuals in prison. It’s not something we’re proud of to just put people in jail. But these are the individuals running around shooting and killing individuals. We’ve targeted the right people to put them in prison,” Bates said…