Baltimore Vandalism

Baltimore · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Baltimore police open data recorded 7,426 vandalism incidents, 15.8% of all 47,105 incidents reported in the city that year and down 3.6% from 2024. That is about 1,307 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 6,316 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Baltimore by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)6,316——
20257,4261,307down 3.6%
20247,7071,356down 20.5%
20239,6941,706up 44.3%
20226,7181,182—

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 37,861 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Downtown 222 incidents
  2. Frankford 205 incidents
  3. Belair-Edison 190 incidents
  4. Brooklyn 158 incidents
  5. Canton 134 incidents
  6. Cherry Hill 132 incidents
  7. Irvington 121 incidents
  8. Sandtown-Winchester 106 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Baltimore in 2025?

7,426, according to Baltimore Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Baltimore?

Reported vandalism was down 3.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, and up 10.5% compared with 2022 (rising over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Baltimore Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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