Photo: Matthew Binebrink · CC BY-SA 4.0Baltimore reports more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
On crimes reported to the FBI by Baltimore’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #318 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MD” is every other Maryland city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Baltimore
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Baltimore’s police reported 134 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 33.3 per 100,000 residents a year, 7.4 times the rest of Maryland (4.5) and 5.9 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 5.2 times the rest of Maryland
523 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (2,342 reported in 2025), 5.2 times the rest of Maryland (101) and 6.6 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Baltimore reports less crime per resident than 2% (#318). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Baltimore’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Homicides and robberies
Baltimore’s police reported 134 homicides, 2,342 robberies and 7,578 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Maryland and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Baltimore | Rest of Maryland | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.3 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 41.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 34.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 23.8 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Baltimore | Rest of Maryland | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 556 | 84.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 578 | 119 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 573 | 111 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 416 | 75.3 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 40 property crimes reported
And about 14 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Maryland.
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| Year | Baltimore property | Rest of Maryland property | Baltimore violent | Rest of Maryland violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32.8 | 20.4 | 15.5 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 42.8 | 22.6 | 15.7 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 41.6 | 22.9 | 16.1 | 4.2 |
| 2025 | 39.8 | 18.8 | 13.5 | 3.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
29,988 crimes reported in 2025
7,578 violent and 22,410 property, as reported to the FBI by Baltimore’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
101 of the 257 people who died in crashes on Baltimore’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
Baltimore had 245 fatal crashes in five years, in which 257 people died. 6 of those killed were cyclists. 28 died in crashes on an Interstate.
Among the 39 U.S. cities of 500,000 or more, Baltimore has the 13th lowest rate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Baltimore and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | D− | 15.1 | 41.4 |
| Rosedale | — | — | — |
| Pikesville | — | — | — |
| Towson | — | — | — |
| Dundalk | — | — | — |
| Woodlawn | — | — | — |
| Brooklyn Park | — | — | — |
| Arbutus | — | — | — |
| Parkville | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Rosedale, Pikesville, Towson, Dundalk, Woodlawn, Brooklyn Park, Arbutus and Parkville are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Baltimore. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Baltimore’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (562,811 in 2025); our figure for Baltimore is 569,997 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Baltimore
Is Baltimore, MD safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Baltimore reports more crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade. Its police reported 15.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.0 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Baltimore?
15.1 violent and 41.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Maryland reports 4.0 and 21.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Baltimore?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Baltimore in 2025?
Baltimore’s police reported 134 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 23.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Who polices Baltimore?
Baltimore’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Baltimore”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.