Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore?
Baltimore has seen a significant decline in homicide rates, reaching a 60-year low. The city reported just 133 murders last year, down from 333 in 2022, marking a more than 60 percent drop. This change follows years of violence and unrest, particularly after the 2015 riots triggered by the death of Freddie Gray.
- ▪The number of homicides in Baltimore fell to a 60-year low.
- ▪In 2022, the city reported 333 murders, which dropped to just 133 last year.
- ▪This decline represents a more than 60 percent reduction in murder rates.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 41 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean right. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore? — Real Clear Politics
- ▪ Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore? — RealClear Investigations
- ▪ Why are Murders Down in Baltimore? — Marginal Revolution
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| Canonical URL | https://www.thefp.com/p/baltimore-crime-rate-drop |
| Publication time | Thu, 28 May 2026 20:24:17 GMT |
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Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore?Children jog in Middle Branch Park in the Cherry Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. (Pete Kiehart for The Free Press)The number of homicides fell to a 60-year low after city leaders finally decided to start taking violence seriously enough.By Charles Fain Lehman 05.28.26 — U.S. PoliticsNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationSay “Baltimore,” and people think of crime. Shows like The Wire and Homicide: Life on the Street depicted the city as gritty, gun-ridden, and plagued by gang violence. These fictional representations weren’t far off what statistics show about the city’s reality.
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