Baltimore, MD Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in the Baltimore area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Baltimore area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Baltimore, MD Safe from Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Baltimore is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of cities are safer and 23% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Baltimore area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in the Baltimore area is 3.099 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Baltimore area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in the Baltimore area may be as high as 1 in 112 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 670 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Baltimore, MD: about 2,962 per year. The north part of the Baltimore area has fewer cases of assault with only 438 in a typical year.

How Baltimore's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in the Baltimore area to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, the Baltimore area is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Baltimore, MD

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Baltimore about $261,386,545 in 2025, or roughly $89 per resident. This is part of the Baltimore area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Baltimore, including every crime type and how Baltimore compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Baltimore's crime maps on the Baltimore overall crime page.

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Individual Baltimore Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in the Baltimore area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Baltimore area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Gwynn Oak, MD	D-	F	D	F
Brooklyn, MD	F	F	D-	F
Lansdowne, MD	D-	D-	D-	D
Baltimore Highlands, MD	D-	D+	D-	D+
Towson, MD	D-	C-	F	C
Halethorpe, MD	F	F	F	D-
Parkville, MD	D	D+	D-	C-
Rosedale, MD	F	D-	F	D
Overlea, MD	D-	D+	F	C-
Lochearn, MD	D-	D+	D-	C

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Baltimore is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
St. Louis, MO	D-	D	D	D
Orlando, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+	D+
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-	D+
Tampa, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Portland, OR	D-	C	C	C
Denver, CO	D-	D	D	D
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D+	D+
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	D
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Baltimore, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Baltimore schools on SchoolGrade

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