Baltimore experienced its lowest number of killings in nearly 50 years in 2025, as a city once known for its crime-ridden reputation has become a public safety success.
The Baltimore Police Department recorded 133 homicides by year’s end, well below the 171 slayings recorded in 1977.
“Baltimore will be ending the year with the lowest number of homicides in DECADES,” Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, posted on X. “We know that this work isn’t finished yet. We have a long way to go. But this is real progress.”…