The Social Determinants of Eviction
Eviction warrants filed in a single month in Baltimore City — and the patterns that explain who's being targeted.
About this project
In 2022, Maryland passed a transparency law requiring eviction case data to be publicly accessible through the state's court system. This project collects, analyzes, and publishes that data for Baltimore City — making it legible to researchers, advocates, and residents.
The data covers ~3,000 eviction warrants filed in December 2024, cross-referenced with BNIA neighborhood demographics, Maryland SDAT property ownership records, and geocoded addresses. The central finding: what predicts eviction depends entirely on how you measure it.
Warrant filings are driven by ownership concentration — not race or income. Actual evictions tell the opposite story.
Neighborhood Dashboard
Explore eviction rates, income, racial composition, and ownership concentration across Baltimore's 55 Community Statistical Areas.
Explore →Data Story
A guided analysis: who files the most warrants, which neighborhoods are most affected, and what the data reveals about landlord behavior.
Read →Download the data
Sanitized CSVs and a documented API for researchers and journalists.
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