Youth crime has been on a steady decline, but you might not know it to read the headlines, writes Robin Campbell, who blames ...
City officials are crediting new technologies, such as gunshot detection system and a network of license plate readers, for ...
Baltimore's homicide rate in 2025 dropped to its lowest in nearly five decades, attributed to collaborative efforts between ...
Baltimore Police cleared violent and property crimes at rates well above national averages in 2025, a year city leaders say ...
Baltimore's crime rate dropped dramatically in the past year. NPR's Michel Martin asks Thomas Abt, a criminology professor at the University of Maryland, what Baltimore did right.
WalletHub released a ranking of the nation’s safest cities, with two Nevada cities making the top 100. Safety, however, can ...
The WalletHub study didn't just consider crime rates, but also considered natural disasters and financial safety.
WASHINGTON — DC Police Chief Pamela Smith pushed officers to lower crime statistics “by any means necessary,” including by categorizing even some violent offenses so they weren’t reported publicly, ...
A new House committee report alleges the former DC police chief pressured officers to manipulate crime data to create the appearance of a safer city. The report, released Sunday by the Republican-led ...