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After years of surging violence, Baltimore\u2019s top prosecutor says the tide is finally turning \u2014 because his office is taking repeat violent offenders off the streets.<\/p>\n

“We had to let the criminal element know that it was a new day, that there was accountability and that you will go to prison,” said Baltimore City State\u2019s Attorney Ivan Bates told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Bates said his crime-fighting platform was built around one promise: go after the people doing the most damage.<\/p>\n

“When we came into office two years ago, I ran on a platform of going after repeat violent offenders\u2026 those were the individuals that we knew were causing the terror in our communities,” he said.<\/p>\n

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“If you are a violent repeat offender, you are our number one target, our number one focus, and we need to remove you from the street,” Bates continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Bates, there were between 5,000 and 6,000 such offenders in the city.<\/a> His office zeroed in on illegal gun cases involving convicted felons, using a powerful tool Maryland law already provided.<\/p>\n

“In Maryland, if you carry a gun and you\u2019re a repeat violent offender, the state\u2019s attorney\u2019s office could invoke a count that\u2019s a mandatory minimum, which means that you would go to prison a minimum of five years without the possibility of parole,” Bates explained. “It\u2019s a minimum mandatory. The previous administration did not invoke those charges, accounts. We did.”<\/p>\n

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He credits this strict enforcement, backed by close collaboration with police and federal prosecutors, with the city\u2019s falling murder rate.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bates said that the results speak for themselves. In just two years, his office sent 2,129 repeat violent offenders to prison \u2014 double the amount under the previous administration.<\/p>\n

“We focused on those individuals that carried illegal handguns\u2026 they were not allowed to have a gun,” Bates said. “Forty percent of that group were victims of murders, but they were also the perpetrators of murders. If they’re not here right now in the community, now they cannot be victims of murders and they cannot [be] the murderers.”<\/p>\n

According to data from the Balitmore Police Department,<\/a> homicides fell 23% by year end of 2024 (201 vs. 261 in 2023) and non-fatal shootings dropped 34% (414 vs. 635). BPD also reported clearance rates above national averages in several categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The data also showed that through June 30 of 2025, homicides were down 22% (68 vs. 88) and non-fatal shootings down 19% (164 vs. 204). BPD reported a 64% homicide clearance rate and 44% non-fatal shooting clearance rate, plus over 1,300 firearms seized, including 150 ghost guns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

City officials emphasize that while murders and shootings are dropping, work remains to reduce other categories of violence and crime.<\/p>\n

“Our continued progress is the direct result of the comprehensive, evidence-based public safety strategy that we have implemented in partnership with residents,”\u00a0Mayor Brandon M. Scott said in a news release. “While we acknowledge the historic lows we are experiencing, we must simultaneously acknowledge that there is much more work to do, and our success makes me commit even further to doing it.”<\/p>\n

For decades, Bates said that Baltimore\u2019s justice system had a reputation for leniency, but now, that has changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There is no magic pill. You just have to really hold people accountable,” he explained. “When they know that they will go to jail, their attitudes change greatly.”<\/p>\n

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In contrast to the past \u2014 when violent felons could expect probation or dismissal \u2014 Bates says his office now takes those cases seriously.<\/p>\n

“Prosecutors have to put people in jail who are bad people with guns. We have to understand that. It’s just that simple.”<\/p>\n

Bates stressed that reducing crime also requires rehabilitation and economic stability.<\/p>\n

“We want to make sure that while they’re incarcerated, they actually have the opportunity\u2026 GED, job skills and training\u2026 so that when they come home, they can actually have a job that will pay them a real wage,” he said. “If you can’t read, you don’t have a degree, what are you gonna do?”<\/p>\n

Beyond tough sentencing, Bates points to structural reforms within his office, as he says they have grown significantly to handle the caseloads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“When we came into the office, there were only about 140 prosecutors\u2026 Now we have 200.”<\/p>\n

He also hopes for additional federal grants to expand even further.<\/p>\n

Bates underscored that crime reduction isn\u2019t a partisan issue.<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, we’re focused on public safety because public safety doesn’t know any party. It should always know what’s best for the public,” Bates said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With murders declining, Bates believes Baltimore can restore public confidence and attract investment back into the city.<\/p>\n

“People have hope\u2026 we’re moving in the right direction\u2026 especially when it comes to violent crime,” he said. “We need more individuals moving to Baltimore and not moving out\u2026 The number one thing is we have to focus on safety.”<\/p>\n

Bates sees the progress as a model for other cities<\/a> \u2014 especially those struggling with soft-on-crime policies.<\/p>\n

“The most important person for fighting crime is your prosecutor\u2026 If the prosecutor says everybody goes home, then there’s turnstile\u2026 but once you go and show you are not playing, people change their attitude,” he said. “When you take the shooters and killers off the street, it’s gonna go down.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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