Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Belair-Edison in green. The most dangerous areas in Belair-Edison 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 Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Belair-Edison is in the 12th percentile for safety, meaning 88% of neighborhoods are safer and 12% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Belair-Edison's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Belair-Edison is 7.287 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Belair-Edison generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Belair-Edison may be as high as 1 in 120 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 150 in the central part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD: about 17 per year. The southeast part of Belair-Edison has fewer cases of assault with only 7 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Belair-Edison, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the west part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Belair-Edison residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Belair-Edison has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Belair-Edison has 0, have the same problem. Of Belair-Edison’s 16,222 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Belair-Edison Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Belair-Edison residents in a standard year.

Individual Belair-Edison Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Belair-Edison is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Belair-Edison.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Monument Street, Baltimore, MD	D	F	C-	D-
Berea, Baltimore, MD	D-	F	C-	F
Frankford, Baltimore, MD	C-	D-	C	D
Waltherson, Baltimore, MD	C+	D+	B-	C-
Madison-Eastend, Baltimore, MD	F	F	D	F
Cedonia, Baltimore, MD	C	D	B-	D
Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD	D	F	C	F
Lauraville, Baltimore, MD	B-	D+	B	C-
Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD	D	F	C-	D-
Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD	C	D-	B	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Belair-Edison is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI	A+	A	A	A
Heights, Billings, MT	A-	B	B	B
Downtown, Evanston, IL	B-	B	B	B+
Potrero, San Francisco, CA	F	D-	D-	D
Orangecrest, Riverside, CA	A	A	A	A
Crawford, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+	A-
North Beach, San Francisco, CA	F	F	F	F
Sabre Springs, San Diego, CA	A-	A	A	A
Chimney Lakes, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Far Southwest, Portland, OR	B-	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the assault rate, Belair-Edison is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Belair-Edison schools on SchoolGrade

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