Democrat-run cities have found a way to reduce crime: adopt policies pushed by Republicans. In April, Baltimore had four homicides. That’s its lowest monthly number in at least 50 years . It’s not just a one-month blip. In 2025, Baltimore endured 133 homicides . That was the lowest annual number since 1965 . Four years ago, these statistics would have seemed impossible. The city recorded 333 homicides in 2022. What explains the drop? While many factors influence crime statistics, here’s one that stands out. In 2015, Marilyn Mosby became the state’s attorney for Baltimore City , her city’s top prosecutor. She implemented a progressive agenda, including not prosecuting those charged with low-level crimes . She did, however, aggressively go after police officers connected to the 2015 death of Freddie Gray . She didn’t secure any convictions. But the damage was done. Homicides jumped from 211 in 2014 to 342 in 2015. That number remained above 300 during her tenure. In July 2022, Ms.…