Baltimore Crime 2024
Baltimore · 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
Baltimore police open data lists 50,094 incidents for 2024, down 13.4% from 2023. That is about 8,815 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data: 8,311). The most common crime types were assault (24.8%), theft (18.0%), vandalism (15.4%). The busiest month was July (4,527) and the quietest December (3,753).
Crime types in 2024
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 12,409 | 24.8% | up 1.6% |
| Theft | 9,015 | 18.0% | up 13.4% |
| Vandalism | 7,707 | 15.4% | down 20.5% |
| Theft from vehicle | 5,473 | 10.9% | down 16.2% |
| Auto theft | 5,432 | 10.8% | down 46.0% |
| Robbery | 3,135 | 6.3% | down 1.4% |
| Burglary | 2,773 | 5.5% | down 7.1% |
| Fraud | 2,016 | 4.0% | down 37.1% |
| Other | 1,442 | 2.9% | up 1.7% |
| Sexual assault | 531 | 1.1% | up 29.5% |
| Homicide | 161 | 0.3% | down 11.0% |
Month by month
| Jan | 4,069 |
| Feb | 3,908 |
| Mar | 4,174 |
| Apr | 4,050 |
| May | 4,218 |
| Jun | 4,375 |
| Jul | 4,527 |
| Aug | 4,352 |
| Sep | 4,443 |
| Oct | 4,321 |
| Nov | 3,904 |
| Dec | 3,753 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2024
- Downtown 2,295 incidents
- Frankford 1,240 incidents
- Belair-Edison 1,141 incidents
- Brooklyn 1,013 incidents
- Canton 840 incidents
- Inner Harbor 778 incidents
- Cherry Hill 700 incidents
- Patterson Park Neighborhood 662 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Baltimore in 2024?
50,094 incidents for 2024 in Baltimore Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Baltimore in 2024?
Reported incidents were down 13.4% from 2023.
Other years
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Source: Baltimore Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.