Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin got a shoutout this week from Nick Cannon for the city’s more than 50 percent drop in homicides for the first half of 2025.

The comedian, actor, host and producer on Instagram praised Woodfin and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, whose city has also seen a historic decrease in crime.

Cannon shared a post that read, “No news outlets are talking about how these 2 Black mayors have achieved record low homicides in their cities.”

“Now this is how it’s done,” Cannon wrote. “Great work by these two kings.”

Birmingham finished the first six months of the year with 37 homicides, down from 76 for the same time period in 2024. That’s a decrease of 51.3 percent.

Robberies dropped 8.3 percent for the first half of the year, but aggravated assaults are 9.7 percent, according to the city’s crime statistics. Overall, total violent crime is up 2.1 percent.

The drop in homicides comes after Birmingham ended 2024 with the most violent deaths in city history, breaking a record set in 1933.

At the current rate, 2025 could see one of the largest drops in homicides in recent Birmingham history.

Woodfin thanked Cannon for the praise on social media.

“Yes, we’ve seen a significant drop in homicides Birmingham, and that progress is a testament to what we can achieve when community and law enforcement work together,” Woodfin wrote.

“But let me be clear: even one life lost is too many.”

“Behind every statistic in this fight is a family grieving, a community hurting,” the mayor wrote. “Our work is far from over, and we remain focused on addressing the root causes of violence – from investing in our youth to expanding mental health services and creating more opportunities four our people to thrive.”

“This is about saving lives,” he wrote. “Let’s keep pushing. Together.”

Woodfin has previous shared his theory in the dramatic crime decrease, saying he’s seeing “impressive” work from the police department under the leadership of Chief Michael Pickett.

He’s attributed the success to BPD being “extremely aggressive in what they’re doing and how they’re taking a different approach in policing our community,”

He also said the community is playing a big role in making the city safer.

“They are calling Crime Stoppers. They are calling 911. They’re talking to beat officers. They’re talking to investigators, homicide detectives,” he said. “When you share information, it doesn’t allow the criminal element to be emboldened and hide behind fear of people.”