Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Baltimore, MD Crime Grade
How Baltimore grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Maryland — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maryland
9/10
vs. Maryland cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Baltimore, MD was 1340.6 per 100,000 residents (7,545 incidents over a population of 562,811). That puts Baltimore Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 281% above the Maryland statewide rate of 351.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Baltimore (red), Maryland (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Baltimore vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1596.7(9,398) | 1709.1(9,751) | 1693.8(9,573) | 1615.0(9,151) | 1340.6(7,545) |
| Murder | 56.1(330) | 57.1(326) | 43.5(246) | 34.1(193) | 23.6(133) |
| Rape | 55.0(324) | 54.9(313) | 54.0(305) | 59.8(339) | 47.6(268) |
| Robbery | 580.7(3,418) | 565.8(3,228) | 584.4(3,303) | 574.1(3,253) | 414.0(2,330) |
| Aggravated assault | 904.9(5,326) | 1031.3(5,884) | 1011.9(5,719) | 947.0(5,366) | 855.3(4,814) |
| Property crime | 3168.6(18,650) | 3400.4(19,401) | 5157.2(29,148) | 4198.1(23,788) | 3988.4(22,447) |
| Burglary | 696.4(4,099) | 612.2(3,493) | 580.2(3,279) | 525.0(2,975) | 524.7(2,953) |
| Larceny | 1923.1(11,319) | 2149.0(12,261) | 2585.7(14,614) | 2594.5(14,701) | 2666.1(15,005) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 530.4(3,122) | 619.6(3,535) | 1965.7(11,110) | 1057.7(5,993) | 782.7(4,405) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Baltimore's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Maryland cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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