After a year of record-breaking reductions in gun violence, Baltimore officials say the first half of 2025 is showing even more progress.
City police report 68 homicides and 164 nonfatal shootings through June, down 22% and 19%, respectively, compared to the same period last year. According to Mayor Brandon Scott, it’s the lowest number of homicides the city has recorded in more than 50 years.
Both figures exceed the annual goals set in Baltimore’s Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan, which aims to cut fatal and nonfatal gun violence by 15% each year. Scott credited the reductions to the plan’s public health-centered approach, which emphasizes community engagement, transparency, and measurable results…