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.

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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:

CategoryIncidents
theft368
assault189
vandalism94
robbery78
theft_from_vehicle50
fraud40

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