Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and R-3 zoning in Dorchester, between West Arlington and Central Forest Park.
Search this neighborhoodDorchester is a Baltimore neighborhood with about 1,817 residents and 749 housing units. West Arlington is to the north, Central Forest Park to the south, Callaway-Garrison and Dolfield to the east, and Howard Park to the west. Forest Park High, a Traditional public school serving grades 9-12, is inside the outline, as are Baltimore Fire Station 3, First Baptist Church and Saint Marks Methodist Episcopal Church.
Over half the area is zoned R-3 Detached and Semi-Detached Residential, with R-4 next, and Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-5 and R-6) making up the rest. MTA Route 80 Downtown - Rogers Ave Station, Route 34 Falls Rd/Greenspring - Catonsville and the CityLink Lime serve the area. A CivicScout report for an address such as 3803 Granada Ave pulls together permits, police reports, 311 requests and zoning within a half mile.
CivicScout counts Baltimore Police Department offense reports (NIBRS Group A) that carry a location and are tagged to Dorchester over the last 12 months, and shows open housing notices within a half mile of a searched address. The feed has almost no drug, narcotic or weapons offense records, so counts leave those offenses out. CivicScout does not have traffic crash data for Baltimore.
View safety data →Permits issued in the last 12 months within a half mile of the center of Dorchester most often list single family dwelling, rowhouse dwelling and detached dwelling as the property use. Permit counts use that half-mile circle, not the exact neighborhood outline.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →Zoning in Dorchester is mostly Detached and Semi-Detached Residential (R-3 and R-4) and Rowhouse and Multi-Family Residential (R-5 and R-6), by area; the exact district varies by parcel.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →A CivicScout report for any Dorchester address combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile. Restaurant inspection and traffic crash data are not available for Baltimore.
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