Baltimore Crime Index

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Crime Map & Safety Report

An independent, numbers-driven guide to crime and safety across Baltimore City, drawn from Baltimore Police Department incident records and U.S. Census data.

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2,270,090Residents
107Crime index (100 = U.S. avg)
94thPercentile vs. U.S. cities
D+Overall crime grade

At a glance

Your real-world odds in Baltimore

Estimated annual chance of being affected, calibrated against national benchmark rates.

1 in 145
Violent crime odds / year
81% above the national average
1 in 26
Property crime odds / year
111% above the national average
7% above the national average
Overall crime vs. national
46,891
Incidents analyzed
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Crime map

Where crime happens in Baltimore

Warmer blocks report more crime relative to the rest of the city.

Reported Baltimore Police Department incidents, shaded by intensity. Open the full map for a larger view.

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Latest reports

Recent crime in Baltimore

The newest reported incidents across the city.

  • Assault

    200 W READ ST, Baltimore, MD

    COMMON ASSAULT

  • Assault

    5300 CUTHBERT AVE, Baltimore, MD

    COMMON ASSAULT

  • Retail Theft

    500 W MULBERRY ST, Baltimore, MD

    SHOPLIFTING

  • Theft

    1700 N BOND ST, Baltimore, MD

    LARCENY FROM AUTO

  • Retail Theft

    3600 POTEE ST, Baltimore, MD

    SHOPLIFTING

  • Assault

    3000 W COLD SPRING LN, Baltimore, MD

    COMMON ASSAULT

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Neighborhoods

Safest & highest-crime Baltimore areas

Every neighborhood graded A to F. Tap one for its own map and recent incidents.

Safest neighborhoods

A+Johns Hopkins Homewood805 residentsA+Blythewood977 residentsA+Penn / Fallsway6,027 residentsA+Loyola / Notre Dame1,157 residents

Highest-crime neighborhoods

FOldtown2,784 residentsF+Madison Park2,552 residentsF+Perkins Homes754 residentsF+Poppleton2,568 residents

Trend

Reported crime over the past year

May: 4,237Jun: 4,145Jul: 4,206Aug: 4,087Sep: 4,240Oct: 4,120Nov: 3,822Dec: 3,683Jan: 3,360Feb: 2,997Mar: 3,847Apr: 151
MayLatest month up 28.4% vs. prior monthApr

Explore

Dig into the data

Explore Baltimore crime and safety in detail:

InteractiveBaltimore Crime MapSee where crime concentrates block by block.→StatisticsBaltimore Crime RateViolent & property rates vs. the U.S. average.→BreakdownCrime by TypeTheft, vehicle theft, assault, robbery & more.→A–F gradesNeighborhood RankingsSafest and highest-crime Baltimore neighborhoods.→

Overview

Understanding crime in Baltimore

Few American cities are as misunderstood from the outside as Baltimore. National headlines tend to flatten a place that is, block by block, enormously varied — the waterfront rowhomes of Canton and Federal Hill, the tree-lined estates of Roland Park, and the tourist bustle of the Inner Harbor sit within a few miles of neighborhoods like Sandtown-Winchester that carry some of the heaviest violence in the country.

Our goal is to replace the citywide caricature with something useful at the level you actually live: the neighborhood and the rowhouse block. We chart where reported incidents pile up, grade each community area and ZIP on a steady A-to-F scale, and turn intimidating totals into odds a resident can weigh. In Baltimore more than most places, the gap between the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods is vast — and worth understanding before any headline does it for you.

About this data: Statistics are built from Baltimore Police Department open crime data and U.S. Census Bureau demographics. BPD reports incident locations at the block level, so figures here support neighborhood and ZIP-level analysis rather than precise points.

FAQ

Baltimore crime: common questions

Is Baltimore a safe city to live in?
Baltimore's overall crime rate, and especially its violent crime rate, runs well above the national average, which shapes its reputation. But risk is extremely uneven across the city: many northern and waterfront neighborhoods are comparatively safe, while a smaller set of corridors carries the bulk of serious violence. Most residents' day-to-day risk mirrors their own block far more than the citywide figure.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Baltimore?
Northern and waterfront communities such as Roland Park, Canton, Federal Hill, and Mount Washington tend to grade among the safest. They benefit from stable residential blocks, higher owner-occupancy, and distance from the corridors where violent crime concentrates.
Which areas of Baltimore have the most crime?
The heaviest violent-crime activity is concentrated in parts of West Baltimore around Sandtown-Winchester and in stretches of the east side. These patterns are closely tied to long-standing disinvestment and are far more localized than national coverage of the city implies.
Why does Baltimore have such a high homicide rate?
Homicide is Baltimore's defining public-safety challenge and ranks among the highest rates in the nation. The violence is intensely concentrated, with a small number of neighborhoods accounting for a large share of the citywide total, rather than being spread evenly across the map.
Where does this Baltimore crime data come from?
The figures are assembled from Baltimore Police Department open incident data alongside U.S. Census Bureau demographics. BPD reports incident locations at the block level, so the analysis is designed for neighborhood and ZIP-level comparison rather than identifying exact addresses.