Group Violence Reduction Strategy

City leaders held a news conference at Baltimore’s Police Headquarters Thursday, announcing the takedown of another drug organization operating in East Baltimore.

Across most of the country, levels of gun violence remain high after a surge between 2019 and 2021.

“The old way was broken” says Scott on crime and city services.

A study from the University of Pennsylvania into the first 18 months of the Group Violence Reduction Strategy in western Baltimore suggests the program reduced gun violence by 25%.

The city held its annual Vigil of Remembrance to speak the names of the dead and honor those lost to homicide, overdose, and suicide. This year was the first time it had been held fully in-person since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

City leaders announce the takedown of a West Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization as part of Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS).

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott cites a 19% reduction in homicides and 18% reduction in non-fatal shootings over this time last year.

Baltimore's top cop discusses how the city is bringing down the crime rate, his department's response to teen gun violence, and what the mayor's planned youth curfew could mean for public safety.

The city's flagship violence interruption program has been effective in curbing crime, says a new report by Hopkins' Center for Gun Violence Solutions. Lead author, Dr. Daniel Webster, joins us.

The head of BCPS discusses gun violence and school security concerns, plus student overcrowding, teacher shortages, and the school system's poor academic report card.