Is South Baltimore Safe? Crime & Safety Data

Over the last 12 months, 186 crimes were reported in South Baltimore — about 56.9 per 1,000 residents per year, below the citywide rate of 83.3. There are also 82 open housing notices on record nearby.

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By the numbers · South Baltimore

186

Crimes (12 mo)

-32%vs city rate (56.9 vs 83.3 per 1k)

Open housing notices

-81%vs city avg 430

Crime is compared per resident (rate); counts are totals for the area. Other figures are compared to the average Baltimore neighborhood.

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Breakdown · South Baltimore

Most common crimes in South Baltimore

Larceny
78
Larceny From Auto
34
Common Assault
20
Vandalism
17
Auto Theft
13
Other
24

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Larceny78
Larceny From Auto34
Common Assault20
Vandalism17
Auto Theft13

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How much crime is there in South Baltimore?

Over the last 12 months, 186 crimes were reported in South Baltimore — about 56.9 per 1,000 residents per year, below the citywide rate of 83.3.

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Crimes cover the South Baltimore neighborhood (the boundary outlined on the map), over the last 12 months. Open housing notices are counted within roughly a half-mile of the center. Crime is compared per resident (rate), so a large, busy area can have a high total but an average or below-average rate; open housing notice counts are compared to the average Baltimore neighborhood. Source: Open Baltimore (City of Baltimore open data). BPD’s public crime data is its NIBRS Group A offense table, and drug and narcotic offenses (about 40 in nearly five years), most weapons offenses (about 100) and prostitution are essentially absent from it, so counts here leave out those offense types. Locations are rounded to the block. Campus police (Johns Hopkins Homewood, Morgan State, Loyola University Maryland, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Coppin State), the National Park Service (Fort McHenry), the Maryland Port Administration (Seagirt and Dundalk Marine Terminals), the Maryland Transportation Authority and transit police handle their own property and are not in this feed, and Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County have their own police departments, so addresses just across the city line are not covered. Open data updates on a delay, so the most recent records may be incomplete. For general information only — not legal, financial, or real-estate advice.