Baltimore Police Department releases 2024 Year-End Crime . . . Baltimore, MD (January 1, 2025) – The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) reports significant progress in 2024, including double-digit reductions in gun violence Homicides decreased by 23% ( 201 v 261 ), and non-fatal shootings dropped by 34% ( 414 v 635 ), building on 2023’s historic record for the largest single-year decline in homicides
Baltimore’s homicide clearance rate is rising, but arrests . . . It is important for a lot of reasons But so is connecting the dots and really building cases ” • Additional reporting by Madeleine O’Neill • Brandon Soderberg reports on cops, drugs and guns in Baltimore and is the co-author of “I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad ” He can be reached at
A look back at Baltimore public safety issues in 2024 Still, about 60 fewer lives were lost this year compared to last Baltimore Police say their homicide numbers just hit 200 Governor Moore reflected on the decrease at a press conference in late November "Baltimore City is seeing one of the most precipitous drops in violent crime of any city in the country right now And it doesn't happen by
Baltimore finally has local control of its police force. Now . . . These approaches have long proven successful in addressing the root causes of violence while receiving a fraction of the resources of the BPD “Efforts like the Group Violence Reduction Strategy and investments in community resources are proving that we don’t need to criminalize poverty or trauma to improve public safety,” Kelly said