I lived in Riverside/Locust Point from 2002-2006 and even then I thought it was very safe. This information doesn't surprise me at all

Well, that's what the housing prices in that area would suggest.

Locust Point is definitely very safe. I know women who jog late at night and they feel perfectly safe doing that in this neighborhood. Even though the demographic in this neighborhood has changed drastically but it still has a strong community where people watch out for each other. The neighborhood is also at the end of a small peninsula so you are isolated from the city as well. It feels like you live in a suburb within a city.

Best place in the world!

Proud to say born and raise there HOn!

Go Chee Chee!!!

Of course its safe, with one way in (Fort Ave)and one way out, it is not a place for the city thugs to make a play. But drive up Fort to light street and there is the element hanging there for over 20 yrs. This is a bologna story.

Locust Point is by far the nicest and safest place to live in the City. I have two small children and I never think twice about going out for a nice walk with them. Neighbors are courteous and really look-out for anything non-kosher going on. It is a real treat to live in LP.

Looking at that website some of the neighborhood boundaries are just plain incorrect. One quick example, the "Hampden" neighborhood excludes most of Hampden above the avenue and west of Falls Rd. So the "neighborhood statistics" are relatively worthless, since the site combines certain areas of neighborhoods with more affluent adjacent neighborhoods and/or excludes undesirable portions of neighborhoods.

This is not a bologna story. The area near Light Street and Fort is not part of Locust Point. 'Point" in this case equals pennisula. Locust Point will become what Canton always wanted to be but couldn't because of the criminals that cross Patterson Park every night.

Geography is a big factor. Locust Point is a peninsula, so there is not a lot of transient traffic.

I agree 100%. I work in Locust Point, and I can say it's very safe and clean. It's the only neighborhood in Baltimore I would consider living if I had kids.

It's a simple combination of 2 factors: it's geographically isolated from the rest of the city, and many of the residents are old-school, working class folks who take a lot of pride in their neighborhoods (think Little Italy). It's a shame other neighborhoods don't have the same sense of unity and accountability.

I am not sure how much credence I would give this study. The first problem I see is that list Baltimore City as having a population of 776,644. Baltimore hasn't seen a population over 700,000 since the 1980's. And, besides, I don't know how many people Violetville has, but I know we are a lot safer than Locust Point.

This is certainly a nice article. And being a resident of Locust Point, it is nice to have others recognize what we in Locust Point already know.
For the record, Locust Point is bounded on three sides by water and on the west by the intersection of Lawrence and Fort Avenues.
Also, historically speaking, Locust Point was a "blue-collar" neighborhood, inhabited largely by longshoremen. Today, it is a very diverse neighborhood of young (and not so young) professionals, young families with children, and retirees. The key to understanding Locust Point is appreciating the fact that it is a community. That is not to say that everyone knows everyone else by name, but they do recognize each other, and you always get a hello as you pass by someone. The residents speak to one another; the younger folks help the retirees out, and the older folks tell the young ones about the history of the neighborhood. And some people may not like it, but the neighbors keep an eye on each others homes and property. So I was pleased when my wife and I changed our dog-walker and my neighbors quickly told me that someone new was in and out of our house walking our dog.
The key to the safety and security of Locust Point is that it is a community.
Just a quick note as an example of what I have written. A great deal more neighbors know my wife by name, and even a greater number know our beagle, Stanley, by name. As for me, many of my neighbors do not know my name, but they nod, smile, say hello as I pass them walking Stanley, for they know that I am the man who walks Stanley.
In conclusion, NO, Jeff. The story is not bologna. It is reality and we love it. And we are working to make it even better.

Well, Jeff, there is now more than one way in and one way out. And the Light St. area is not in Locust Point.

Well there goes our best kept secret neighborhood. Thanks in advance for the spike in housing prices for those of us trying to buy there! ;-)

I have a bigger problem with the definition of "large" than I do with it being called "safe".

This is no surprise. If it weren't for the so-so schools and sky high taxes, we'd be raising our little one there. Jeff D is right though. Go up to and past the Riverside area and things change quickly. I hope LP can withstand all the changes and remain a strong community and not become another Canton/Fells/Fed Hill that is primarily transient and white collar. The death of the corner bars in LP was a sad sight because it says something about the community. We'll see.

I have spent the past 3 years living in Locust Point. LP is a wonderful neighborhood - I believe it's the best in the city.

Tom Carney is my neighbor and his post about Locust Point is right on. We adore his dog Stanley. That's actually one of the things that I love most about LP... it's filled with people who love animals, have pets of their own and take really good care of them. With Latrobe park and the dog park across the street it's a great place to live if you have a dog. I also appreciate that most people in LP take great care in the appearance of their homes and take pride in keeping the area clean and safe. It's just a very cool & friendly place to live in the city.

Regardless of the statistical merits of the study, Locust Point is a fantastic neighborhood and the people that live there make it a safe place. I echo the sentiment that if the city could get its act together - make taxes reasonable and improve the public schools - we would stay in Locust Point forever.

Agreed w/KGM80; there goes my chance of buying in the neighborhood! Let's keep this quiet so that people can still afford to buy in the area :)

You know a neighborhood is going downhill when it starts filling up with white collar professionals. Those six figure incomes make people want to go out and rob and murder. Just for the rush.

locust point is wonderful. i tried to buy there years ago, but the places i wanted were already out of my price range. i need parking with my house. street pkg won't cut it. so, i ended up on a nice street in dundalk. not as nice as lp, but same concept. alot of older people here mixed with long time residents. people keep an eye on things. and the county hates me because i complain about trashy areas all the time and report the meth addicts when they hang out up the road looking for money. they know where to stay to keep out of trouble from the law. the yuppies stay out of the area because this is not considered a sexy area to live like fells or canton. give it 40 years especially if they run the red line down dundalk avenue and clean things up a bit more. dundalk village is a potential gold mine if someone would put some money into it. for now, it sleeps. off topic. sorry. what other hoods yall think have potential that we need to keep quiet? :) i am from here so i knew where to go to stay safe and stay within my means money wise.

I was born and raised there. It was safe in the 1970s and 1980s and remains safe today. The strong fabric of community and family holds the people of Locust Point accountable. Rif-Raf doesn't last there long. I wish I could afford to move back there, but the real estate market solved that for me. God Bless Locust Point! It will always be home and it will always be safe.

Interestingly in the past few days we've gotten two new buyers who are specifically interested in buying in Locust Point. Reports like this may actually play a part in helping people narrow down which neighborhood to call home.

No surprise here. Being a peninsula in a corner pocket of the city with no public transit access keeps outside residents away. Simple math and geography.