Safe Streets Baltimore program associated with reduced youth gun violence, study says

MedicalXpress | Jun 02, 2026

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions has found that overall, Baltimore's Safe Streets violence prevention program is associated with a 42% reduction in homicides involving youth aged 15 to 24 and a 21% reduction in youth nonfatal shootings at the neighborhood level. The Center for Gun Violence Solutions is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.