Firearm suicides exceed gun homicides in Maryland

Preliminary data from Maryland’s department of health shows that firearm suicides overtook homicides in 2025.

Maryland ICE arrests are increasing as Trump crackdown intensifies

Capital News Service analyzed data on immigration arrests and deportations in Maryland and found that numbers are skyrocketing during Trump’s second year in office. Here’s a deeper look at the findings.

Metro ramps up fare evasion enforcement as losses hit $50 million in fiscal 2025

Fare evasion, whether jumping over subway station rails or not paying to get onto the bus, has become a common practice for many riders across the Washington metropolitan area, rising 26 percent in 2025.

Maryland state prisons saw forty-six inmate homicides since 2015, twenty-two were in the last two years

Twenty-two inmate deaths were classified as homicides between 2024 and 2025, accounting for about 48 percent of all inmate homicides since 2015, according to data from the state’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

Why is crime down in D.C. and Baltimore? The answer isn’t simple

Total violent crimes — homicide, rape, aggravated assault and robbery — in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore City decreased by 60% and 21%, respectively, since 2015, according to a Capital News Service analysis.

How the Park Police are helping ICE carry out deportation efforts

U.S. Park Police tailed a man while he commuted home from work – but when he stopped to get some water, ICE showed up and took him away.