Neighborhood overview

PENN NORTH, Baltimore

Recent police-feed safety data for PENN NORTH in Baltimore, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Baltimore police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

PENN NORTH reports higher per-capita rates than Baltimore citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    4,162 / 100k local

    vs Baltimore 1,466 / 100k citywide (+184%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+1169%)

  • Property

    5,386 / 100k local

    vs Baltimore 3,447 / 100k citywide (+56%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+248%)

~2,048 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/26/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Recent activity (35 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (34% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 4 the week before).
  • · property reports down 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 6 week-over-week (1 this week, 7 the week before).
  • · Most reports in PENN NORTH occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 34% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.

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