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Safety index · Baltimore · data through September 2026

Is Inner Harbor/Federal Hill safe?

Inner Harbor/Federal Hill records more reported crime than most Baltimore areas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 40 out of 100 — 12 points below the citywide median of 52, ranking 40th of 56 Baltimore community statistical areas — based on 1,111 incidents reported to the Baltimore Police within 1 km of the area center over the 8 months to September 2026.

40/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Inner Harbor/Federal Hill — higher is safer. 40th of 56 Baltimore community statistical areas.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Baltimore — a typical Baltimore area sits near 52. It ranks Inner Harbor/Federal Hill against other areas here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (33% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Timing matters here: about 33% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.

Where incidents cluster

Key HighwaySouth Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard area center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the area center1,111 incidents reported within 1 km of the Inner Harbor/Federal Hill center (500 shown) · Baltimore Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
371 · 33%
Other theft
289 · 26%
Criminal damage & arson
129 · 12%
Robbery
76 · 7%
Vehicle crime
141 · 13%
Burglary
42 · 4%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Baltimore safe at night? See which areas see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Inner Harbor/Federal Hill at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Inner Harbor/Federal Hill safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 40/100). About 65% of severity-weighted incidents in Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 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 Inner Harbor/Federal Hill?

Violent crime — 371 of 1,111 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the area center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the Inner Harbor/Federal Hill 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.