Baltimore City's nine police districts will have new boundary lines beginning Sunday, July 9.
The redistricting process took several months to roll out.
“We used a data-driven approach to develop sectors and posts that balances officer workload, better aligns with our staffing plan and ensures we are providing policing services more equitably for all neighborhoods across the City,” said Deputy Commissioner Eric Melancon in a written statement.
The new map can be found below.
It includes drastic changes to districts that have been left intact for half-a-century.
Most notably, the Fells Point and Perkins Homes areas of the City will be shifted from the Southeast to Central District.
Meanwhile the Southeast District will take on parts of the Bowleys Lane and Moravia corridors which previously fell under the Northeast District.
Other sections long associated with the Northeast District, including Armistead Gardens, the Four by Four and Clifton Park have moved within the boundaries of the Eastern District, as have portions of Herring Run Park and the Coldstream Homestead Montebello neighborhood.
While the Northeast District became a bit smaller, the Northern District expanded into parts of Park Heights Avenue and Reisterstown Road.
The Western District also has new patrol responsibilities with the addition of the Reservoir and Bolton Hill neighborhoods.
With that, the Western District handed the area surrounding Bon Secours Hospital to the Southwest District.
While the new lines are set for the next decade, BPD says the "data will be regularly reviewed and reassessed and posts can be redrawn as the data suggests is necessary."
A statement from the department added the "main goals for redistricting were equalizing officer workload across posts, reducing driving distance across sectors and keeping neighborhoods together. Additionally, establishing equitable response times and even distribution of resources were top priorities."
