Neighborhood overview
WEST ARLINGTON, Baltimore
Recent police-feed safety data for WEST ARLINGTON in Baltimore, compared to the $FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Baltimore police open-data feed.
Safety Index
WEST ARLINGTON reports below Baltimore's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
734 / 100k local
vs Baltimore 1,466 / 100k citywide (-50%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+124%)
Property
2,203 / 100k local
vs Baltimore 3,447 / 100k citywide (-36%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+42%)
~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 (10 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (50% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · property reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in WEST ARLINGTON occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 50% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
Explore WEST ARLINGTON in the live app
Awareness · Crime Map · Safety Index · Trend Feed · Neighborhood Watch
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.