A Baltimore neighborhood reported no homicides in over a year. Officials credit the Baltimore anti-violence program Safe Streets, which employs mediators rather than police to de-escalate conflicts.

After a mass shooting in July 2023, a historically troubled neighborhood in Baltimore celebrates zero homicides in over a year.

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Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, center, speaks during a press conference to celebrate achieving over 365 days without a homicide within the Brooklyn neighborhood Safe Streets catchment zone ...

A community survey conducted in the weeks after the Brooklyn mass shooting showed that many neighborhood residents placed more trust in Safe Streets than Baltimore police, local schools ...

Violent crime has also decreased nationally after spiking during the pandemic. Baltimore’s Safe Streets program has 10 offices based in some of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods.