Baltimore, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Baltimore, MD Summary

Crime in Baltimore research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Baltimore over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Baltimore:

  • There were 27,560 total crimes committed in Baltimore the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,830.5 total crimes per 100K people in Baltimore.
  • The overall crime rate in Baltimore is 107.83% above the national average.
  • Baltimore ranks #71 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Baltimore ranks #9,350 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Baltimore Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Baltimore is 4,830.5 per 100,000 people. That's 107.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 140.36% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baltimore
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 27,560 4,830.5 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 287 50.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3,172 556.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5,143 901.4 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 8,861 1,553.1 399.9 369.8
Burglary 3,333 584.2 252.0 269.8
Larceny 11,940 2,092.7 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 3,426 600.5 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 18,699 3,277.4 1,609.8 1,954.4

Baltimore Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Baltimore

8,861
Violent Crimes
1,553.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
319.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 8,861 violent crimes in Baltimore in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baltimore is 1,553.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baltimore each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 319.98% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 288.40% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baltimore

18,699
Property Crimes
3,277.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
67.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 18,699 property crimes in Baltimore in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baltimore is 3,277.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Baltimore each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 67.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 103.59% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Baltimore SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
4
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