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Baltimore, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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The Baltimore crime rate is much higher than the Maryland average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #76

Baltimore, MD	4,185.67
Maryland	1,883.78
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Baltimore, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Baltimore, MD	Count	211	245	3,677	4,213	6,926	18,008	4,486	213
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	33.8	39.3	589.7	675.7	1,110.8	2,888.2	719.5	34.2	3,903
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.1	19.1	159.7	253.2	468.7	1,819.6	219.2	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Baltimore, MD	Count	233	298	3,734	4,460	7,391	18,946	4,452	277
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	37.4	47.9	599.7	716.3	1,187.0	3,042.7	715.0	44.5	4,130
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.4	19.9	169.5	272.0	538.9	1,898.3	226.3	NA	1,579
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Baltimore, MD	Count	218	315	3,605	4,651	7,770	17,397	3,982	242
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	34.9	50.4	576.4	743.6	1,242.3	2,781.4	636.6	38.7	4,019
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.3	21.0	172.3	277.2	573.2	1,924.9	255.3	NA	1,630
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Baltimore, MD	Count	196	341	3,457	4,891	8,615	17,010	4,199	307
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	31.3	54.4	551.5	780.3	1,374.3	2,713.6	669.9	49.0	4,051
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.8	20.5	177.5	289.3	614.0	1,970.5	275.7	NA	1,698
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Baltimore, MD	Count	223	265	3,336	5,492	7,573	16,298	4,409	321
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	34.8	41.4	521.3	858.2	1,183.4	2,546.8	689.0	50.2	3,945
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.4	21.3	191.5	327.5	632.9	2,051.7	312.6	NA	1,818
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Baltimore, MD	Count	238	158	3,707	5,561	7,798	16,741	4,624	347
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	37.3	24.7	580.3	870.6	1,220.8	2,620.9	723.9	54.3	4,054
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.7	20.3	210.7	351.3	649.7	2,206.7	344.2	NA	1,933
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Baltimore, MD	Count	234	137	4,026	5,683	7,832	17,230	5,508	430
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	36.9	21.6	634.5	895.6	1,234.3	2,715.3	868.0	67.8	4,242
	Maryland	Per 100,000	8.8	20.0	234.4	365.1	689.6	2,378.3	449.7	NA	2,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Baltimore, MD	Count	282	146	3,895	5,859	7,381	16,742	5,816	407
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	45.2	23.4	624.0	938.6	1,182.4	2,682.0	931.7	65.2	4,400
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.8	21.0	236.0	375.1	660.2	2,265.9	505.4	NA	2,131
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Baltimore, MD	Count	276	138	4,229	6,173	7,608	18,451	6,262	428
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	43.3	21.6	663.3	968.2	1,193.3	2,894.0	982.2	67.1	4,535
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.7	21.0	256.0	392.0	667.0	2,270.4	543.5	NA	2,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Baltimore, MD	Count	269	162	3,910	6,907	7,338	19,691	6,212	422
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	42.0	25.3	609.9	1,077.4	1,144.6	3,071.5	969.0	65.8	4,576
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.9	22.6	256.7	413.8	641.4	2,294.3	608.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Baltimore, MD	7.33
Maryland	14.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Baltimore, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Baltimore, MD	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	3
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Baltimore, MD	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	3
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Baltimore, MD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Baltimore, MD	Count	5	2	0	1	2	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	7
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Baltimore, MD	Count	11	3	2	4	2	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	1.7	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	17
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Baltimore, MD	Count	7	5	1	1	0	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	10
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Baltimore, MD	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	4
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Baltimore, MD	Count	8	3	3	2	0	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	12
	Maryland	Per 100,000	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Baltimore, MD	Count	7	2	1	4	0	0
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.0	10
	Maryland	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Baltimore, MD	4.95
Maryland	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Baltimore, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,156	2,779	377
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	506.2	445.7	60.5	4.76
	Maryland	Per 100,000	347.2	266.0	81.2	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,220	2,829	391
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	517.1	454.3	62.8	4.86
	Maryland	Per 100,000	383.4	292.1	91.3	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,342	2,962	380
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	534.3	473.6	60.8	5.04
	Maryland	Per 100,000	314.4	245.4	69.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,470	2,931	539
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	553.6	467.6	86.0	5.11
	Maryland	Per 100,000	361.7	273.2	88.4	3.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,503	2,960	543
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	547.4	462.6	84.9	5.05
	Maryland	Per 100,000	365.9	277.0	88.9	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,586	3,013	573
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	561.4	471.7	89.7	5.17
	Maryland	Per 100,000	373.4	283.8	89.6	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,678	2,998	680
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	579.6	472.5	107.2	5.26
	Maryland	Per 100,000	381.2	286.3	94.9	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,684	2,963	721
	Baltimore, MD	Per 100,000	590.2	474.7	115.5	5.32
	Maryland	Per 100,000	378.7	284.3	94.4	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,712	2,974	738
2005	Baltimore, MD	Count	3,663	3,034	629