( NewsNation ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, who recently made history as the city’s first mayor to win re-election in two decades, is highlighting significant progress in reducing violent crime through a comprehensive approach to public safety.
One Baltimore neighborhood, Brooklyn , has marked more than 400 days without a homicide — a dramatic turnaround for an area that experienced a block party shooting in July 2023 that left two dead and nearly 30 injured, mostly teenagers and young adults.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the city’s flagship anti-violence program Safe Streets ramped up its work in the area. “The minute that incident happened, the entirety of city government has been on the ground there,” Scott said Sunday on “ NewsNation Prime .”…