Crime & Safety in Dundalk
Dundalk's crime data shows a real, genuinely elevated rate this record discloses directly, applying the same honest, non-doom disclosure standard this project uses for Baltimore itself.
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Dundalk's crime rate ran 47 crimes per 1,000 residents per NeighborhoodScout's 2026 data -- roughly a 1-in-21 annual odds of violent-or-property victimization.
A real Maryland-wide comparison
More than 97% of Maryland communities run safer than Dundalk, per the same 2026 source -- this record states that plainly rather than softening it.
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Key takeaways
- Dundalk's crime rate (47 per 1,000 residents) runs genuinely elevated per 2026 sourcing.
- More than 97% of Maryland communities run safer than Dundalk.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement before relocating.
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