Blue State Blues – Baltimore: Fewer Than One-Third of Homicide Cases Cleared
31st December 2019
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison announced during a news conference at City Hall with Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young that of the 347 homicide cases that have been reported in the city this year as of Tuesday morning, only 32.1% have been cleared, meaning that a suspect or suspects were arrested or died before trial, among other factors. In 2010, the clearance rate was 56%, the national average for a city the size of Baltimore. However, that rate dropped to 30.5% in 2015. The national clearance rate for cities with more than 500,000 residents remains at 57%, according to data compiled by the FBI.