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Annapolis Police: overall crime down 8% year-to-date; shootings up and a cross‑jurisdictional group blamed for some violence
Summary
Annapolis Police Department officials told the Public Safety Committee overall crime is down 8% so far this year but reported three homicides and an increase in nonfatal shootings they link in part to a group from a neighboring county; the department outlined enforcement, prevention and outreach measures.
Annapolis Police Department leaders told the Public Safety Standing Committee that overall crime is down this year while violent incidents — including homicides and shootings — have increased in certain categories and that a cross‑jurisdictional enforcement effort is under way.
Chief Jackson told the committee “crime is down by 8% this year,” while also reporting three homicides in 2025 compared with one at the same point in 2024. He said two suspects have been identified in two cases, one suspect is in custody and another homicide remains unsolved.
On shootings and shots-fired reports, APD described a mixed trend: shooting victims were up (seven so far in 2025 versus four in the same period last year) and noncontact shootings (discharges) were up to 22 incidents from 18 over the same…
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