The Baltimore Police Department released its 2025 year-end report, announcing landmark achievements in reductions in violent crime, hiring and attrition accomplishments, and reforms in line with the federal consent decree.
Homicides decreased by 31% (194 to 133) and non-fatal shootings declined by 24% (412 to 311).* Carjackings decreased by 37% and commercial robberies decreased by 16%. BPD overhauled the Citywide Robbery Unit, helping the agency close the year with an overall robbery clearance rate of 44%, which is an improvement of 15% over 2024’s clearance rate.
Homicides are at the lowest rate in 50 years and over the past five years down 58.69%. Also in the last five years, nonfatal shootings are down 57.33%. To acknowledge these and other achievements, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Police Commissioner Richard Worley, and Stefanie Mavronis, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, released the following statement:…