• Homicide is down 6%. In 2010, Baltimore recorded the lowest homicide count since 1985, a 25-year low. There were 223 homicides in 2010, 15 fewer than in 2009.
• Gun homicide is down 13%. In 2009, 196 homicides were committed with a gun. In 2010, there were 171 gun homicides, a 13% decrease. Since 2005, 82% of homicides have been gun related. In 2010, 77% were gun related.
• Juvenile homicides and shootings are down 35%. Juvenile homicides are down 25% compared to 2009 – a 57% decrease compared with 2006. Juvenile shootings are down 38% compared to 2009 – a 66% decrease compared with 2007.
• Non Fatal Shootings are down 7%. In 2010, Baltimore recorded 420 shootings, 31 fewer than in 2009 and a 42% decrease compared to the 2000 total.
• Overall Gun Crime is down 16% from 2009 – 498 less victims of gun crime.
• Violent crime is down 4% in 2010, a 40% decrease compared to the 2000 total.
• Property crime is down 3% in 2010, a 43% decrease compared to the 2000 total.
• Total crime (Part I) is down 3% in 2010, a 42% decrease compared to the 2000 total.
• Between 1999 and 2009, Baltimore had the greatest drop in overall crime and property crime of the 20 most populous cities.
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