May has seen 42 homicides so far, making it Baltimore's deadliest month since 1972. Shootings this month have more than doubled compared to May 2014. Meanwhile, arrests have plummeted since April's unrest in Baltimore, with only 1,177 people arrested so far in May compared to 3,801 in the same month last year. Data accurate as of May 31, 2015
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Deadliest months in the last 40 years*
May 2015 is the deadliest month since 1972
AUG 1972
45
POP: 899,845 DEC 1971
44
POP: 908, 075 MAY 2015
42
POP: 622,103 AUG 1990
42
POP: 735,632 AUG 1996
39
POP: 688,542 HOMICIDES 2014 / 2015*
May 2015 has seen 42 homicides
2015
2014
SHOOTINGS 2014 / 2015*
May 2015 has seen more than 100 nonfatal shootings
2015
2014
ARRESTS 2014 / 2015**
May 2015 has seen 1,177 arrests
2015
2014
* Data accurate as of May 31, 2015
** Data accurate as of May 23, 2015
Source: Baltimore Sun reporting, Open Baltimore, Baltimore Police