Baltimore, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Baltimore:

  • There were 32,656 total crimes committed in Baltimore in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,763.2 total crimes per 100K people in Baltimore.
  • The overall crime rate in Baltimore is 171.95% above the national average.
  • Baltimore ranks #68 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Baltimore ranks #9,672 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 5,763.2 per 100,000 people. That's 171.95% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 133.33% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Baltimore
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32,656 5,763.2 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 197 34.8 7.2 5.0
Robbery 3,248 573.2 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5,330 940.6 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 9,101 1,606.2 420.4 359.0
Burglary 2,968 523.8 190.0 229.0
Larceny 14,630 2,581.9 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 5,957 1,051.3 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 23,555 4,157.0 2,049.6 1,760.0

Baltimore Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Baltimore

9,101
Violent Crimes
1,606.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
347.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,101 violent crimes in Baltimore in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Baltimore is 1,606.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Baltimore each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 347.40% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 282.06% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Baltimore

23,555
Property Crimes
4,157.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
136.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23,555 property crimes in Baltimore in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Baltimore is 4,157.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.1 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 136.19% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.82% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 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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