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the most under-appreciated local government success over the past three years? it’s actually Baltimore imo -murders down 60% -major pro-housing reforms including ending parking mandates, legalizing single-stair buildings, and permitting denser housing

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Brandon M. Scott

@MayorBMScott

Nov 3

Today, I signed a package of bills to make housing in Baltimore more abundant and affordable. These bills will help folks buy a home and grow wealth, counter decades of disinvestment, and make sure both long-time and new residents feel the benefits of Baltimore's Renaissance.

2:43 PM · Nov 17, 2025

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Land Value Tax Extremist

Combine this with competent state governance and the hiring of Carey Wright (who turned around Mississippi schools' reading scores), and Baltimore+Maryland might be poised for a historic rebound.

This is great, but still a long way to go before the murder rate moves out of horrific territory Then it can go back or surpass peak population which would be almost double.

As an investor, we've put a lot of money into Baltimore in the last 2 years. And one major reason why is the much more efficient and business-friendly government in Baltimore led by this incredibly cool and smart Mayor. He is really turning it around and I think everyone who

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Not to mention, a mayor that can pull off that suit

I mean... down 60% from the highest they've ever been in the city's history lol

SHΞRKHAN.S◎L

If Baltimore can bring crime way down, it would be a boomtown. The population could double without hitting its all time highs. It's currently a beautiful husk of its 20th century peak.

It’s amazing what you can do when you don’t have a Soros-funded state attorney Also all that stuff is good but Baltimore’s been hollowed out the point where I don’t see density being the largest impediment towards revitalization.

@NathanDefa8019

“You don’t get credit for things you supposed to do” -Chris Rock

Our murder rates have dropped 66% and crime is down 42% How did they accomplish it? We just stopped counting most of them or reduced them to misdemeanors and aye voila the numbers just get better

Murder rate is still very high in absolute and relative terms. Also, crime is still rampant and underreported because people just give up calling the police because they don’t do anything.

Have you been to Baltimore?

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I'm not one to just throw the term hero around, but . . .

But wait, I thought the duly elected officials in Baltimore were “DEI Hires…”

So much of Buildibg codes, zoning requirements, unnecessary reviews by completely useless departments which whose reviews are always the most difficult to get through, and you have slow permit process which stands in the way of many many more buildings getting built

That's actually pretty good. I hadn't heard about the last part.

James, the much lesser

@JamesMuchLesser

It's not a success until it's in practice and showing its benefits. I don't have a dog in the race, but I won't claim it's a success until it's a success.

alexhamilton.bsky.social

60 per cent?! Bill Rawls would have committed a few murders himself for that (sorry I couldn’t resist a reference)

@dearmattdearing

He's so based.

Anthony Balducci

@AnthonyBalducc5

The crime rate went down because they got rid of Soros stooge Marilyn Mosby. Tell the truth.

@Bonzombiekitty

But, but, when that bridge collapsed in the middle of the night and the mayor gave a press conference on scene shortly after, he WASN'T WEARING A SUIT.

Don't forget "bridges down 100%."

114 homicides this year in one city. That’s still a lot.

why arent murders at 0% globally

They fix that bridge yet? If not they’re just lying with stats.

@Michael95494331

They have 13,000 vacant houses

@MrNOVApolitico

Lmfao. Nope. Nobody wants to invest in that city. Murders are down because of the city state’s attorney, Ivan bates. Not because of Brandon Scott

An "in touch", young person with energy and a plan turned things around. No imagine 1000s of leaders like this and what we could accomplish.

Decoding Politics

@DecodingPoliti2

This is all great on paper But quality of crimes are still sky high and services such Long way to go to make it competitive

Chavis Consulting

Failing schools isn't a flex

topdogattheheadshed

The first time white people saw a black person write his name.

@VERBAL_CHANCLA

I especially love how crime goes unreported

Murder rate down from the Exosphere to the Stratosphere?? Good work.

@Michael95494331

Policeman on duty at Inner Harbor, Baltimore

Baltimore Confronted Its Crime Problem by Abandoning Social Justice Platitudes

We aren’t living in the same state!

Profane Patriot

@ProfanePatriot

Turning housing in death-trap sardine cans with no parking isnt a win.

They haven’t managed to reverse their population decline yet though

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all that needed to happen was widespread urban blight, crime, and degrowth for a city to realize that sensible regulation and law enforcement is good, actually

Crime reduction can be attributed to the Baltimore SA Ivan Bates.

Lmao oh ok

@Cornelius_MacG

Bullshit No one wants to move to Baltimore NO ONE And I used to live there when it didn’t suck in 2012

Tbh idk how he doesn’t get more national news. I think he could be a guy Dems should get behind down the road for a presidential bid. Huge success in a tough city and results that would shut republicans up

This is stupid actually.. 1980 MGM Grand fire (Las Vegas) – one primary stair became unusable; 85 deaths, led to major code changes. 1991 One Meridian Plaza fire (Philadelphia) – smoke in one stair forced firefighters to use the second stair.

Good to see. Baltimore had no place to go but up.

@KentuckyJones01

Baltimore is a fucking shit hole.

If you prosecute 60% fewer killings as “murder,” you can say that murders are down 60%. It turns out that when you choose to focus on prosecuting repeat offenders, the first time offenders (the majority of all killings) get downgraded to lesser crimes.

@benignvanilla.bsky.social

I fell in love with this young man, when I saw his Mayor's tweet about the marathon on Saturday. "Don't call and ask why there is so much traffic. The marathon is on the same day, every year."

It’s still a shithole from people that I know who live there. POC btw before you freak out.

@steveburke2000.bsky.social

@SteveBurke2000

I have 4 family members that are coming in from out of state in the next couple of weeks so they can buy homes and live in Baltimore.

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The issue with baltimore is not that it doesn't have enough enough housing this issue is that most of it is post apocalyptic

Again they simply believe that murders by black people are no longer recorded

Why do you lie?

@grumpshaker2023

LOL - what a fucking clownshow

Go to Baltimore. Walk around the city and then report back. Good luck! It is a crime ridden garbage dump.

Working on dilapidated housing and investors who do not repair these types of houses would also help.

getting rid of Marilyn Mosby + more police presence in the community did a lot of good

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If you extend it past 3 years it's probably Newark

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The big issue is that they were at like actual third world level for homicide rates and so even this drop still makes them substantially more unsafe than most of the US.

@LoveRunandPray

I tell everyone who will listen. The data backs up investing in the people, in the communities, making like easier and more enjoyable. Shoutout to them for bucking the “we just need more/tougher police” trend.

Seattlite Tired of Politics

Can someone explain the single stair house rule? Buildings needed multiple fire exits? What was this about?

Kerry O'Donnell

Murders down is great but let’s not pretend that juvenile crime is up. He’s also raised property taxes drastically every year he’s been in office. Also, there’s been more murders this year in federal hill than anytime the past 7 years I’ve lived here.

Fr, Baltimore's glow-up flyin' under radar.

@WilliamPro63225

Property taxes are the highest in the state, that would be something to work on

@Americasdumblol

Let’s go brandon

lol they are going to make this guy president

@theblackobama__

Brandon scott is a rising star in the party fs

Murders are still significantly higher than anywhere else.

@ModernUrbanism

They had to make up for after their bridge got destroyed

@DandyChigginsMD

There is a direct correlation between Ivan Bates and the drop in homicides, not Brandon Scott.

denser housing in baltimore????? it's a sea of row homes????

WrongWay Corrigan

@WrongWayCorrign

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@sunnyside_Mark

And that suit he’s putting on lol !

Mitch&MurrayLLP

@MitchMurrayLLP

How’s that bridge reconstruction going? Abundance!

Uncommon Growth

@GrowthUncommon

is Baltimores murders down 60%?

its a very attractive place to move to postgrad now (at least for people in maryland)

Sunshine Bandit

@SunshineBandit

His solution to build multi story buildings with only one staircase, is very short sighted.

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Young Camilo Sesto

@CherChezLeAitch

So go live there Sam.

What’s a single stair building?

the way things are going i wouldn't be surprised if murders are below 100 at the end of next year

@SQUEEKYDONDADA

Mayor royce from the wire had the same success.

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FormerBernieBro

That because of the unsung hero - Ivan Bates. Not Brandon Scott. Bates is the unsung hero of Baltimore. The people there know. mdpolicy.org/research/detai

@citadelo5ricks

Finally good news from a city.

@CenterPopulist

The only thing that can stop gentrified Baltimore now is the misguided belief that it's something to be fought.

And taxes and fees through the roof

Single stair is not a victory. It's a concession. And extortion.

@arthurspoo81095

I was told he’s incompetent because he wore a varsity jacket to a town hall meeting

Simpleton Will Simple

So he is reversing failed government policies that inhibited growth. Perhaps he is a closet Libertarian.

29 people shot in Oct. Nov so far 18 shot. Keep up the good work

Bessonitsa Homer

Also, nice jacket

@moore_tom43434

Now do the Bridge replacement

They all in the vacants huh?

When there are more murders than days in a week per day it doesn't take much to give the appearance the rate is dropping

Damn! And we couldn’t even get the simple parking mandate…just a convoluted one

@ArtsyPlantLady

We need young & bold leaders like this everywhere

Casper de la Révolution

How's reading going in the schools?

Socratic Sandpiper

Weren’t they placing foster kids with sexual predators only a few months ago? Isn’t their school performance also abysmal?

Lmao

Sounds like future slums, to me.

So they stopped reporting crime, arresting criminals , and prosecuting criminals ?

is this facts?

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How are the schools doing. Can any of the students read yet?

You believe these numbers? They are not reporting everything and witnesses are not coming forward....

Average Black Male experience in America.

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that’s what I’m talking about!!!

Exactly my thoughts.

@unmeltablecheez

Was there anyone left in Baltimore to be murdered though?

@doyouknowitnow

That’s my Mayor Scott!

Smart young mayor.