Violent crime
2,962 per 100,000 residents, per year
273 reported in the last 12 months
+1% vs. Baltimore (2,934)
Data through September 2026, Baltimore Police Department
Crime in Greater Govans, Baltimore
The violent crime rate in Greater Govans is 2,962 per 100,000 residents per year, about the same as Baltimore as a whole (2,934). It ranks 23 of 55 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
4,621 per 100,000 residents, per year
426 reported in the last 12 months
−11% vs. Baltimore (5,206)
All reported
7,583 per 100,000 residents, per year
699 reported in the last 12 months
−7% vs. Baltimore (8,140)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 9,218 for Greater Govans. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Greater Govans sits in Baltimore, and where incidents concentrate
rank 23 of 55Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Greater Govans is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 23 of 55. Nearby in the ranking: Westport/Mount Winans/Lakeland (3,094), Poppleton/The Terraces/Hollins Market (2,994), Morrell Park/Violetville (2,919), Southeastern (2,819).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 016XX Dumbarton Ave | 13 | 10 | 5% |
| 029XX Belgian Ave | 11 | 7 | 4% |
| 038XX Argonne Dr | 11 | 6 | 4% |
| 048XX E 43rd St | 9 | 8 | 3% |
| 056XX Wyanoke Ave | 7 | 7 | 3% |
| 065XX Sheridan Ave | 7 | 1 | 3% |
| 0747XX Wrenwood Ave | 6 | 10 | 2% |
| 085XX Chateau Ave | 6 | 5 | 2% |
| 097XX Richwood Ave | 6 | 5 | 2% |
| 108XX Gilrubin Ct | 6 | 5 | 2% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 35XX Boston St), never an exact address. Its mark on the map is rounded to about 100 meters. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 30% of Greater Govans’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Greater Govans |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 25 |
| Jan 2026 | 17 |
| Feb 2026 | 18 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 |
| Apr 2026 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 23 |
| Jun 2026 | 26 |
| Jul 2026 | 23 |
| Aug 2026 | 27 |
| Sep 2026 | 21 |
When crime happens in Greater Govans
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Greater Govans happened between 3 pm and 11 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 4 pm
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Baltimore Police Department; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 am | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 am | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 10 am | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 11 am | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 12 pm | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 1 pm | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 pm | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 pm | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 4 pm | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 5 pm | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 6 pm | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| 7 pm | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 8 pm | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 9 pm | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 10 pm | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 pm | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 12 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 1 am | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 am | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 am | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 am | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 am | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total with a known time | 126 | 297 | 423 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 243 | 2,636 | +4% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 28 | 304 | −20% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 22 | +5% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 128 | 1,389 | +26% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 126 | 1,367 | −22% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 94 | 1,020 | +29% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 59 | 640 | −43% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 19 | 206 | −54% |
Source and dates
NIBRS_GroupA_Crime_Data- Source
- Baltimore Police Department, via Open Baltimore (dataset NIBRS_GroupA_Crime_Data), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 9,218 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Baltimore, MD
- All neighborhoods
- Baltimore neighborhoods by reported crime rate