Baltimore On Track for Fewest Murders Since 1970

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Baltimore City hits new record in homicides drop

It is the lowest number of monthly homicides since the city began keeping monthly records in 1970.

www.wypr.org

Baltimore City hit a new record low for monthly homicides in April with five reported killings.

That is the lowest number of monthly homicides since the city began keeping monthly records in 1970, confirmed a spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department.

On top of that, the total number of homicides in 2025, currently at 39, are the lowest they have been at the start of any recorded year so far.

The administration shared numbers based on BPD data Thursday to show that April homicides were down 31.6% from last year and nonfatal shootings are down 27.1%.​

 

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Chicago, too:

Chicago hasn’t seen an April with fewer murders since 1962

The city appears on pace to hit Mayor Johnson’s 2025 goal: fewer than 500 murders for the first time in a decade.

www.wbez.org

 

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Los Angeles city in 2024 got over the pandemic spike and back on to the recentish slow decline in 2024.

Los Angeles sees fewer than 300 murders for first time in five years​

After shocking spike in deaths, homicide count is back to pre-COVID level

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So far in almost 4 months of 2025, up to 4/26 at time of writing, there are 72 murders compared to 106 in the same period last year (and 94 in 2023).

That would track out to ~220 for the year, which would be the lowest in decades.

Thanks, Obama!

 

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Huh! This is all great!!

 

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Hillary's server!

 

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https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/most-dangerous-places

Wow crazy. So the most dangerous states are led by Republicans now.

I wonder if they'll still keep trotting Chicago out anytime they need dems. to look soft on crime or encouraging violence.

 

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https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/most-dangerous-places

Wow crazy. So the most dangerous states are led by Republicans now.

I wonder if they'll still keep trotting Chicago out anytime they need dems. to look soft on crime or encouraging violence.

Salt Lake City is #13 but Baltimore doesn't crack the top 25? I'ma have to see the methodology on that one.

 

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Salt Lake City is #13 but Baltimore doesn't crack the top 25? I'ma have to see the methodology on that one.

SAid it considered "murder rate and property crime" as reported by FBI.

 

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What's McNulty gonna do?