Overview
- Baltimore Police removed four historical cases from the 2025 tally after a data review, lowering the year-to-date total from 127 to 124.
- Under the updated method, cases are counted in the year the injury occurred rather than the year of death, in line with FBI NIBRS guidance.
- The reclassification applies to cases reported since the 2021 transition to NIBRS and slightly reduces prior-year totals, with last year now listed as 194 instead of 197.
- The department said it consulted with the FBI and Maryland State Police after receiving updated guidance in October and has adjusted its reporting practices.
- Officials cited Gregory Johnson’s case as an example, moving his 2025 death from a 2017 shooting to the 2017 count, and local reporting indicates the revised trajectory could produce one of the lowest annual totals since 1970.