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The screen at Baltimore’s Senator Theatre faded to black.

The film the crowd gathered to see had ended on a somber note. Mayor Brandon Scott’s quest to reduce homicides in Baltimore remained unrealized by the time filmmakers behind “The Body Politic” stopped shooting the first-term mayor around the end of 2021. Scott’s efforts continued after cameras went down, however, and the crowd knew what happened next.

White text appeared on the screen announcing the benchmark: Baltimore’s homicide count fell below 300 in 2023.