Baltimore Mayor Releases CitiStat Annual Report 2025

Report highlights performance improvements and next steps for city agencies and services

Feb. 4, 2026 at 6:23pm

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Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the release of the Office of Performance and Innovation's (OPI) CitiStat Annual Report 2025. The report provides a data-driven snapshot of 2025 performance across various city agencies and services, documenting areas of improvement as well as ongoing challenges and priorities for the year ahead.

Why it matters

CitiStat is Baltimore's performance and accountability program, helping city agencies use data to coordinate across departments and deliver tangible improvements for residents, from safer neighborhoods to cleaner streets and more reliable services. The annual report reflects the city's commitment to data-driven decision making and continuous service delivery enhancement.

The details

The report covers the performance of 9 principal city agencies through dedicated Stat programs, as well as 6 additional Stat initiatives convened in 2025. It outlines where agencies showed improvement, what challenges remain, and the recommendations and next steps that emerged from the Stat review process. The report is being released publicly online and in print form.

  • The CitiStat Annual Report 2025 was released on February 4, 2026.

The players

Mayor Brandon M. Scott

The mayor of Baltimore who announced the release of the CitiStat Annual Report 2025.

Faith Leach

The Baltimore City Administrator who discussed how the Scott Administration leverages CitiStat to ensure smarter, more equitable, and results-focused decisions.

Dartanion Swift-Williams

The Executive Director of the Office of Performance and Innovation, which produced the CitiStat Annual Report 2025.

Office of Performance and Innovation (OPI)

The city office responsible for Baltimore's CitiStat performance and accountability program.

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What they’re saying

“Every day, our city agencies and workers show up and deliver on behalf of the people of Baltimore - from our DPW workers to our public safety officials to our Transportation Department and so many others. We want to make sure we're accurately measuring that impact, while also finding ways to consistently improve service delivery.”

— Mayor Brandon M. Scott

“Baltimore was the first city to embed data-driven performance management into the everyday work of city government through CitiStat, and we continue that practice today. The Scott Administration leverages CitiStat to ensure our decisions are smarter, more equitable, and focused on delivering real results for our communities.”

— Faith Leach, City Administrator

“This report documents where agencies showed improvement in 2025, what challenges remain, and the recommendations and next steps that emerged from Stat review. It also reflects how the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation is building a citywide capability to improve delivery, strengthen data, and improve resident experience.”

— Dartanion Swift-Williams, Executive Director, Office of Performance and Innovation

What’s next

The report outlines recommendations and next steps for each city agency and service area to continue improving performance and delivery for Baltimore residents.

The takeaway

Baltimore's data-driven CitiStat program remains a model for using performance management to drive tangible improvements in city services, as demonstrated by the 2025 annual report's documentation of progress and ongoing priorities across key agencies and initiatives.