6. Baltimore
Baltimore City is one of the cities with most murders US with 16 homicides and 31 non-fatal shootings in March 2024. Following the unprecedented decline in 2023, the first month of 2024 saw a continued lower trend in killings and non-fatal shootings across the city. Baltimore Witness data from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) public releases reported a total of 16 killings and 27 non-fatal shootings for the month, down from 26 homicides and 43 non-fatal shootings in January 2023 – a 38% and 37% decrease, respectively.
Two-thirds of Baltimore’s nine police districts experienced fewer homicides in January than the previous year. The Northeast District similarly concluded January 2024 with the same amount as January 2023: zero. The Southeast District also had no homicides this month, compared to two over the same period last year.
Only the Northwest District saw an increase in homicides, with four compared to three in January 2023. All four murders occurred on the same block: the 5200 block of Fairlawn Avenue.
