John Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative released its third Baltimore Area Survey report, and while Baltimore area residents feel physically safer, they worry about the local economy.
Crime has declined substantially in Baltimore City since 2023 – both homicides and non-fatal shootings have dropped by 50 percent, and feelings of personal safety have been on the rise.
Compared to 2024, the share of Baltimore City residents feeling that their personal safety had increased grew by 9.2 percentage points this year, from 14.1 percent to 23.3 percent…