Is Baltimore Safe?
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
Police-reported crime in Baltimore, per 1,000 residents, from city open data.
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Reported incidents are not a prediction of personal risk or a safe/unsafe verdict.
Property reports
41.4per 1,000 residents · US reference 17.6
24,255 recorded reports
Violent reports
29.4per 1,000 residents · US reference 3.6
17,213 recorded reports
City report overview
Baltimore recorded about 41.4 property and 29.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents over the 365-day period Nov 2025 – Nov 2026 — property reports were 2.4 times the US average and violent reports were 8.2 times the US average. Property crime accounted for 47% of reports. Night accounted for 48% of reports with usable hours.
51,462 city-wide reports · Nov 2025 – Nov 2026 · Updated 2026-11-06
Monthly reports
Last 12 complete months (fewer where source coverage is shorter).
Day & night
Time coverage
1,232 reports with no recorded time excluded; sexual offenses also excluded because their times are coarsened.
Reports by hour
Reports on the grid
Approximately 500 m cells · north ↑
All recorded cells. Source area counts appear below the map.
Reading the grid
Each cell shows recorded reports in approximately 500 m of the city. Darker cells have higher counts; blank cells have no records.
Count quintiles (ties stay together): ≤ 9 > 9 to 26 > 26 to 51 > 51 to 105 > 105
Recorded reports by area
| Area | reports in the last 365 days |
|---|---|
| DOWNTOWN | 2,044 |
| BELAIR-EDISON | 984 |
| FRANKFORD | 921 |
| CANTON | 918 |
| BROOKLYN | 844 |
| CHERRY HILL | 762 |
| UPTON | 679 |
| MOUNT VERNON | 663 |
| SANDTOWN-WINCHESTER | 649 |
| FELLS POINT | 609 |
Crime categories
| Category | Reports |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 12 |
| Fraud | 2,168 |
| Other | 155 |
| Theft | 12,079 |
| Assault | 14,456 |
| Robbery | 2,121 |
| Weapons | 17 |
| Burglary | 2,728 |
| Homicide | 119 |
| Vandalism | 7,642 |
| Vehicle theft | 4,759 |
| Sexual offense | 517 |
| Theft from vehicles | 4,689 |
Sources & dates
Source: www.arcgis.com · Newest city record: 2026-11-03T01:25:00 · Updated 2026-11-06.
A busy spot: Inner Harbor
884 reports within 500 m of Inner Harbor. Window: Oct 2025 through Nov 2026. This secondary local example is separate from the city totals.
How to read this
City rates include all ingested incidents assigned to this city in the stated 365-day window, excluding non-criminal reports; incomplete ingestion can undercount. Denominator: 2020 Census city population (585,708). National reference: FBI 2024 US rates (17.6 property and 3.6 violent per 1,000). Local incident categories differ from FBI offense definitions, including broader assault and sexual-offense categories. These are contextual comparisons across different years and reporting systems. Area rankings aggregate named source areas and count reports rather than residents; blank cells have no records. Map labels show the most frequent stored source area in each cell; unnamed cells are not ranked. Sexual offenses are excluded from hours because their times are coarsened. Monthly trends exclude partial boundary months; counts do not adjust for visitors or foot traffic. Reports reflect reporting and recording practices.
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Use the city data
Example response from the city list API. Counts and dates reflect this snapshot.
{
"id": "baltimore",
"name": "Baltimore",
"rows": 55470,
"newest_record": "2026-11-03T01:25:00"
}Other cities
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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 map · Baltimore API coverage · Crime data API and pricing · Free crime data APIs compared · Crime API reference · Incident density methodology