ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott today announced the reinstatement of State of Maryland law enforcement resources to support Baltimore City law enforcement and public safety coordination efforts. The renewed collaboration will build upon the historic progress made to reduce violent crime in Baltimore City through enhanced collaboration and community resource deployment.
“When we took office, we promised to mount an all-of-the-above approach to public safety,”
said Gov. Moore. “Today, we mark a continuation of that work by restoring the state’s longstanding public safety partnership with Baltimore City—one that was broken under the last administration, and which will help us share personnel, data, and best practices on public safety. Because even though Baltimore City is seeing some of the most impressive crime drops in the entire country, the work is far from over. We can, and will, do more on public safety, because our people deserve nothing less.”
The initiative announced today focuses on leveraging state law enforcement personnel—including the Maryland State Police and Maryland Transportation Authority Police—to work closely with the Baltimore Police Department to target crime and better protect communities. The enhanced effort marks a return to a public safety partnership following the previous administration’s termination of similar coordination efforts.
“This announcement is about using government resources in a targeted, evidence-based way, in order to make our neighborhoods safer,”
said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “We are grateful that Governor Moore has chosen to reinstate this partnership after it was eliminated by the previous administration. This is the kind of support we need for our violence intervention work, which has brought crime to record lows across the board. It takes all of us—state, city, and federal law enforcement, including the ATF, FBI, and DEA, community violence interrupters, and residents—to build on this progress and create the safer, healthier Baltimore we know is possible.”
Through investment in coordination through information and resource sharing, the city-state partnership and the Moore-Miller Administration’s all-of-the-above approach has produced one of the most dramatic crime drops in the city’s history. After eight straight years of more than 300 homicides, Baltimore City is now seeing the lowest number of homicides in 50 years. In the first six months of 2025, the Baltimore Police Department continued to see double-digit reductions in gun violence, including a 22% decrease in homicides and a 19% decrease in non-fatal shootings from the year before.
Under the initiative, the Maryland State Police and Maryland Transportation Authority Police will conduct proactive enforcement in high-risk areas, determined by data from the Baltimore Police Department and the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center. The efforts will focus on providing a highly visible law enforcement presence to deter and prevent crime, with focus on targeting firearm and narcotics offenses and expanding the investigative capacity.
State law enforcement will also promote flexibility for the Baltimore Police Department to more easily move resources around the city as needed, allowing local authorities to focus on the priority operations that they conduct best. The Maryland State Police will also expand its support for warrant service with multi-tiered operations in Baltimore City, targeting violent felony warrants for crimes including homicide, robbery, armed carjacking, and firearm offenses.
Before the announcement, Governor Moore joined Mayor Scott, elected officials, and community leaders for a community walk in Park Heights, a historically disinvested community in northwest Baltimore. At the intersection of Park Heights Avenue and West Cold Spring Lane, they met with members of Safe Streets Baltimore—an evidence-based, neighborhood-driven violence prevention program that has received more than $12 million under the Moore-Miller Administration to support ending gun violence. The State of Maryland has also prioritized investments in Park Heights through the
ENOUGH initiative, which has provided nearly $3 million to revitalization efforts led by
Park Heights Renaissance. One of 27 ENOUGH communities, Park Heights is implementing evidence-backed initiatives to improve the wellbeing of young people, including
revitalizing vacant homes, addressing food insecurity for residents, and strengthening educational resources for parents.
In addition to investing in historically underserved communities, the Moore-Miller Administration's all-of-the-above approach to public safety includes historic investments in support for law enforcement. Since taking office, the administration’s investments include more than $58 million for the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, more than $50 million for the Baltimore City Police Department, and nearly $11 million for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
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