Ivan Bates: Progress on violence but juvenile crime continues needing improvement

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said the city is seeing significant progress in reducing violent crime but acknowledged that quality-of-life offenses remain a major challenge. Speaking with WBAL’s Bryan Nehman and C4, Bates pointed to a steep drop in homicides compared to three years ago. “On this day in 2022, there were 176 murders,” Bates said. “As of today, in 2025, we have 67. That’s incredible. So there’s a number of lives that we’ve saved.”