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Baltimore Crime Rate Report (Maryland)

Baltimore crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Baltimore for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Baltimore in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 310.98% and the city property crime rate in Baltimore was higher than the national property crime rate average by 159.43%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Baltimore was higher than the violent crime rate in Maryland by 276.07% and the city property crime rate in Baltimore was higher than the property crime rate in Maryland by 118.82%.

Property and Violent Crime
Baltimore Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Baltimore Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Baltimore Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault4,832
Arson85
Burglary2,960
Larceny and Theft15,031
Motor Vehicle Theft4,419
Murder and Manslaughter134
Rape270
Robbery2,342
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)38,413
Property Crime22,410
Violent Crime7,578
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault5,323
Arson63
Burglary1,831
Larceny and Theft12,465
Motor Vehicle Theft6,125
Murder and Manslaughter195
Rape289
Robbery2,785
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)36,424
Property Crime20,421
Violent Crime8,592

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Baltimore Property Crime

Baltimore Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Baltimore Crime 2025

Baltimore Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Baltimore Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Baltimore Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Baltimore, Maryland crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Baltimore crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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