Explore Baltimore building permits, police report data, and C-5-DC zoning in Downtown, between Mount Vernon, Jonestown and the Inner Harbor.
Search this neighborhoodDowntown is a Baltimore neighborhood with about 6,934 residents and 5,790 housing units. Mount Vernon and Jonestown are to the north, the Inner Harbor and Downtown West to the south, Jonestown and Penn-Fallsway to the east, and the University of Maryland to the west. War Memorial Plaza (1.3 acres) and Veteran's Park (0.5 acres) lie inside, along with Lexington Market, Baltimore City Hall, an Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Hippodrome Theatre.
The zoning is almost entirely Downtown Commercial, led by the C-5-DC district. The MTA Light RailLink, the Metro SubwayLink and CityLink Blue serve the area, plus routes such as 80, 154 and 105. A CivicScout report for an address such as 100 W Fayette St combines permits, police reports, 311 requests, open housing notices, parks and zoning within a half mile of it.
CivicScout counts Baltimore Police Department offense reports (NIBRS Group A) that carry a location and are tagged to Downtown 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 Downtown most often list office, hospital and multi-family 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 Downtown is mostly Downtown Commercial (C-5-DC, C-5-TO, C-5-HT and others), 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 Downtown 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.
Search an address →Search an address in Downtown to see building permits, safety data, zoning details, and AI-powered neighborhood reports.
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