Safety index · Baltimore · data through August 2026
Is Highlandtown safe?
Highlandtown records more reported crime than most Baltimore areas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 18 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 44th of 56 Baltimore community statistical areas — based on 1,513 incidents reported to the Baltimore Police within 1 km of the area center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Baltimore — a typical Baltimore area sits near 53. It ranks Highlandtown against other areas here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (13% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 27% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 204 · 13% | |
| Vehicle crime | 481 · 32% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 179 · 12% | |
| Other theft | 292 · 19% | |
| Robbery | 96 · 6% | |
| Burglary | 72 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Highlandtown at night?
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Common questions
Is Highlandtown safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Highlandtown are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Highlandtown?
Violent crime — 204 of 1,513 incidents (13%) reported within 1 km of the area center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the Highlandtown safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Baltimore Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the area center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Baltimore, so scores compare areas to each other and cannot be read against another city's.