Baltimore’s Safe Streets Break Through | Baltimore News

Baltimore’s Safe Streets program is delivering historic results, with McElderry Park hitting over 400 days without a homicide — a milestone nine out of ten sites have reached in five years. Homicides citywide are down 23% this year and 68% since 2019, outpacing the national 18% drop. Mayor Brandon Scott credits community-led violence intervention as key to keeping families whole and children safe, calling it essential even for skeptics. Backed by Johns Hopkins research and a Council on Criminal Justice report, the program treats violence as a public health crisis, empowering residents and mediating conflicts — turning neighborhoods around and proving that safety can be built from the ground up. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5f82bf2bc7c0efa3