Baltimore City starts August having seen 84 murders and 190 non-fatal shootings, and while those are high numbers, they’re significantly down from previous years.
Even compared to last year, which itself had historically low violence numbers, the City has seen a decrease.
“The decreases we are seeing as a city are not a coincidence,” Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement Friday. “They are the result of so many partners working together to advance our shared vision for a better, safer Baltimore—both today and for generations to come.”…