2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Baltimore, MD vs Lakewood, WA

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- Lakewood has 53% less violent crime than Baltimore.
- Lakewood has 7% less property crime than Baltimore.
 Baltimore, MDLakewood, WAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock36.222.7
 Property Crime67.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Baltimore, MarylandCrime Index
 Abingdon, MD 
 Crumpton, MD 
 Honeygo, MD 
 Lisbon, MD 
 Romancoke, MD 
 Manchester, MD9.35
 Pylesville, MD13.5
 Highland, MD14.5
 Friendship, MD14.75
 Hampstead, MD16.2

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