Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says the city's efforts to combat crime are working. The mayor sat down with WJZ on Tuesday to discuss the downward crime trends in the city. As of Tuesday, homicides are down 22% and non-fatal shootings have declined by 28% compared to this time in 2024, according to Baltimore City data.

In just over four years in office, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott now has his fourth chief of staff: Calvin Young, a longtime friend who took months to file a mandatory ethics form after joining the mayor’s office last fall,

During an announcement about Baltimore’s Spring Cleanup and Day of Service, Mayor Brandon Scott discussed the city’s process of revamping vacant homes.