(Baltimore, MD) -- Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says the number of homicides and shootings in the city continued to decline through October.
Last month there were nine homicides and 25 shootings representing a near 32-percent drop in homicides and a 22-percent decline in non-fatal shootings.
He says the reductions are the result of everyone working together, including the BPD, the community violence intervention ecosystem, MONSE, the Attorney General, State's Attorney and residents.
“This progress is not a coincidence. The reductions we are seeing are the direct result of everyone — the brave men and women of the Baltimore Police Department, our community violence intervention ecosystem, my Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the Office of the Attorney General, the State’s Attorney’s Office, and most importantly, our residents — working together toward a shared vision for a safer, stronger Baltimore,” said Mayor Scott. “Looking ahead, we know we have to double down on these successful strategies to continue this momentum through 2025 and beyond. Any one life lost to violence is one too many.”
Scott also says aggravated assaults are down eleven-percent, carjackings down 34-percent and robberies down 29-percent compared to this time last year.
