Baltimore Witness

Judge Sentences 24-year-old Homicide Defendant To Life Plus 22 Years in Prison

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby sentenced 24-year-old Danjuan McBride to life in prison for the murder of Tavonte Briggs. On March 21, the defendant was found guilty... Read More

Circuit Court Backlog of Cases

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 17, 2022
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Details Baltimore Witness keeps track of the backlog of felony and misdemeanor cases at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on a monthly basis. Read More

Neighborhood Breakdown of 2022 Homicides & Non-Fatal Shootings

By Alyssia Davis - June 17, 2022
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Details This map depicts both non-fatal shootings and homicides in Baltimore City neighborhoods from June 1-12. Read More

Victims of Homicides, Non-Fatal Shootings in 2022

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 16, 2022
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Details Baltimore Witness has tracked every homicide and non-fatal shooting victim so far this year. As of June 12, Baltimore Witness reported 152 homicides and 297 non-fatal shootings this year. Only... Read More

Homicides and Non-Fatal Shootings in June

By Alyssia Davis - June 16, 2022
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Details The map shows the number of homicides and non-fatal shootings cases from June 1-June 12 by location. Read More

Non-Fatal Shootings Up, Homicides Down in May

Details Despite a modest decline in homicides in May, Baltimore City had the most non-fatal shootings last month so far in 2022. There were 16 more non-fatal shootings in May than... Read More

May Breaks Record for Most Non-Fatal Shootings This Year

Details Baltimore City saw its highest number of non-fatal shootings in May, increasing approximately 33 percent since April. According to Baltimore Witness data, 64 non-fatal shootings occurred throughout the city in... Read More

Baltimore Sees Several Shootings Involving More Than 2 Victims in May

Details At least 14 of Baltimore City’s non-fatal shootings in May had two or more victims across the city, including a mass shooting on May 10. According to the Baltimore Police... Read More

Homicide Trajectory: May 2021 vs May 2022

Details The number of homicides in Baltimore City so far this year continues to exceed the homicide count from this time last year, increasing from 134 homicides as of May 31,... Read More

May’s Felony Backlog Sees Largest Decline This Year

Details The Baltimore City Circuit Court felony backlog decreased nearly 10 percent from April’s 1,496 cases to May’s 1,351 cases. In addition to the decline in the felony backlog, the misdemeanor... Read More

Shootings Increase by More than 50% in First Half of May

Details From May 1 to May 16, Baltimore Witness has recorded approximately 34 non-fatal shootings, surpassing the 22 non-fatal shootings recorded in April. Compared to the previous six months, shootings, although... Read More

24 Plea Decisions Made During first Half of May

Details During the first half of May, Baltimore Witness has recorded decisions on 24 plea agreements. According to the data, four defendants accepted the prosecution’s agreements for murder charges and 10... Read More

6 Mass Shootings So Far Across Baltimore City in May

Details The number of homicides and non-fatal shootings in Baltimore continued to climb during the first two weeks of May with six mass shootings. Four people were killed in the mass... Read More

Non-fatal Shootings Decline while Homicides Rise in April

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 3, 2022
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Details The number of homicides in Baltimore City steadily increased from January through March only to decline in April. Read More

Trajectory of Homicides and Non-Fatal Shootings in Baltimore City

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 3, 2022
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Details Baltimore City has seen nearly twice as many non-fatal shootings as homicides over the past four months. As of May 1, Baltimore Witness reported a total of 214 non-fatal shooting... Read More

Backlog Declines with 18 Jury Trials Since March 7

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court’s backlog of felony cases decreased by nearly 5 percent between March 1 and April 15. However, the backlog of cases remains slightly higher than the count... Read More

More Than Half of Homicide Victims Are in Their 20s

Details Nearly half of the deaths reported in Baltimore City from April 1 to April 14 included victims that we in their 20s, according to Baltimore Witness data. Read More

Where Are Homicides and Non-fatal Shootings Happening?

Details Baltimore Witness broke down non-fatal shootings and homicides over the past five and a half months by neighborhood, the majority of which occurred in the Western District. Read More

Nearly Half of April Deaths Reported as Homicides

Details During the first half of April, Baltimore city experienced 15 homicides and 16 non-fatal shootings. Six of those homicides took place in the southern district, while non-fatal shootings were concentrated... Read More

Baltimore City Homicides Increase in the West

Details The majority of homicides in Baltimore City moved from the southern to western districts over the past month with an overall increase in homicides by more than nine percent. Following... Read More

Timeline of March Homicide Arrests

Details Explore this timeline that follows a chronology of the 18 homicides and non-fatal shooting arrests, including location, made by the Baltimore Police Department in March. Bersabel Ephraim contributed to this data update. Read More

Homicide Trajectory: 2021 vs 2022

Details Baltimore City’s homicide count between Jan. 1 and March 30, 2022, exceeded last year’s homicide count over the same period, having seen a steady increase since Jan. 9. Baltimore Witness data... Read More

Plea Agreements at the Forefront as Jury Trials Resume

Details After a two-month hiatus in early 2022, Baltimore City Circuit Court resumed jury trials on March 7, with 12 homicide and non-fatal shooting trials scheduled throughout the week. Yet, only... Read More

Distribution of Homicides and Non-fatal Shootings

By Mark Lu - March 18, 2022
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Details The map displays, through a range, the number of homicides and non-fatal shootings per neighborhood in Baltimore City that occurred from June 14, 2021- March 17, 2022. Read More