Baltimore County, MD Crime

Baltimore, MD County has a higher than average rate of violent crime and property crime. With a violent crime rate of 27.1 compared to the national average of 22.7, and a property crime rate of 45.7 compared to the national average of 35.4, it is clear that Baltimore has an issue with crime that needs to be addressed. Public safety initiatives in Baltimore are needed to help reduce the amount of violence and illegal activity taking place within the county.

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

Baltimore County violent crime is 27.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Baltimore County property crime is 45.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Baltimore, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newark, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newark, Maryland. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Baltimore, MD Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	2469.8	40.3	56.5	1020.6	1352.4	7698.5	1649.5	4836.3	1212.7
2001	2239.5	38.7	44.8	869.7	1286.3	7367.9	1649.3	4481.5	1237.1
2002	2054.9	37.7	26.5	702.5	1288.2	6263.7	1305.3	3981.4	977
2003	1735	41.9	31.6	673.2	988.3	5813.3	1208.4	3541.1	1063.8
2004	1839.4	43.5	28.7	638.5	1128.7	5685	1258.3	3368.5	1058.2
2005	1754.5	42	25.3	609.9	1077.4	5185	1144.6	3071.5	969
2006	1696.5	43.3	21.6	663.3	968.2	5069.5	1193.3	2894	982.2
2007	1631.1	45.2	23.4	624	938.6	4796.1	1182.4	2682	931.7
2008	1588.5	36.9	21.6	634.5	895.6	4817.6	1234.3	2715.3	868
2009	1512.9	37.3	24.7	580.3	870.6	4565.6	1220.8	2620.9	723.9
2010	1455.8	34.8	41.4	521.3	858.2	4419.2	1183.4	2546.8	689
2011	1417.4	31.3	54.4	551.5	780.3	4757.8	1374.3	2713.6	669.9
2012	1405.2	34.9	50.4	576.4	743.6	4660.3	1242.3	2781.4	636.6
2013		37.4	47.9	599.7	716.3	4944.7	1187	3042.7	715
2014	1338.5	33.8	39.3	589.7	675.7	4718.4	1110.8	2888.2	719.5
2015	1535.9	55.4	46.2	694.2	740.1	4980.4	1248.6	2842.3	889.5
2016	1780.4	51.4	48.4	846.7	833.9	4778.1	1192.6	2725.6	859.8
2017	2027	55.8	62.3	958.7	950.2	4928.1	1311.3	2773.6	843.3
2018	1833.4	51	59.6	836.8	886	4495.4	998.9	2773.9	722.6
2019	1858.7	58.3	54.2	813.1	933.1	4311.2	906.5	2745.1	659.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Baltimore, MD	1,858.7	4,311.2	644,554	5	2019
Bel Air town (Harford County), MD	209.4	1,744.6	10,388	19	2019
Sykesville, MD	833.5	606.2	4,259	19	2019
Hampstead, MD	109.4	484.6	5,215	21	2019
Laurel, MD	476.5	3,436.1	22,960	23	2019
Manchester, MD	0.0	226.4	4,820	24	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Newark, NJ	619	1,641.0	278,906	160	2019
Jersey City, NJ	522.7	1,903.9	233,242	164	2019
Virginia Beach, VA	129.4	1,760.7	442,784	182	2019
Pittsburgh, PA	578.8	3,016.1	308,609	193	2018
Durham, NC	730.0	3,807.6	280,282	265	2019
Raleigh, NC	255.7	1,783.1	406,005	268	2019

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