Baltimore crime data API
Baltimore has 55,470 police-reported incidents in the stored dataset, with a newest record dated 2026-11-03. Source: www.arcgis.com. These are recorded reports rather than convictions or predictions of personal risk. Review the stated coverage and licence before interpreting counts or comparing locations.
Last updated: 2026-11-07
Consumer crime facts for Baltimore
55,470 police-reported incidents from the Baltimore open-data portal, newest record 2026-11-03, normalized to the same schema as every other city.
Example: within 500 m of Inner Harbor
GET /v1/stats?lat=39.285&lon=-76.6122&radius_m=500
884 incidents in the dataset window. Top categories:
| Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| theft | 368 |
| assault | 189 |
| vandalism | 94 |
| robbery | 78 |
| theft_from_vehicle | 50 |
| fraud | 40 |
Source: Baltimore open-data portal. Newest city record: 2026-11-03. Figures computed from our database snapshot dated 2026-11-06; live numbers via the API.
Endpoints
GET /v1/incidents?lat=&lon=&radius_m=500&from=&to=&category=&limit=100&cursor=&format=json|geojson
GET /v1/incidents?address=1+Market+St+San+Francisco&... (or bbox=minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat)
GET /v1/stats?lat=&lon=&radius_m=500&from=&to=&category= (or address=, bbox=)
GET /v1/compare?points=lat,lon;lat,lon&radius_m=500 (2-5 points)
GET /v1/score?lat=&lon=&radius_m=500 (0-100 incident density score and A-F grade; or address=)
GET /v1/usage (your plan and calls used)
POST /v1/keys (free key; optional JSON body {"email": ...})
POST /v1/keys/rotate (new key for the same plan; the old key stops working)
GET /v1/cities
Categories: homicide sexual_offense robbery assault burglary vehicle_theft theft_from_vehicle theft fraud vandalism weapons drugs dui trespass harassment public_order traffic non_criminal other
Licence
Open licence by city ordinance, commercial use allowed (Baltimore City Code 9-8). Source updates: weekly.
What should I know about this data?
What is the source of these reports?
The source is www.arcgis.com. The listed licence is Open licence by city ordinance, commercial use allowed (Baltimore City Code 9-8).
Do reported incidents predict personal risk?
No. Reported incidents are not convictions, a prediction of personal risk or a safe/unsafe verdict.
How should I compare locations?
Review the data window and source coverage. Incident density scores compare locations within the same city and are not comparable across cities.
Where can I find related information?
Baltimore crime facts · Baltimore crime map · Crime data API and pricing · Free crime data APIs compared · Crime API reference · Incident density methodology