CrimeMetric

Crime in Maryland

Major crime across Maryland is 16% above the U.S. rate per resident: about the same for persons crimes and 19% higher for property crimes. That is the 13th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 10.0% from a year earlier. Of the 198 places below, 70 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
116
16% above the U.S. rate
1,993 per 100,000
down 10.0% in a year
Persons crimes
105
about the U.S. rate
325 per 100,000
down 9.9% in a year
Property crimes
119
19% above the U.S. rate
1,667 per 100,000
down 10.0% in a year
Social disorder
90
10% below the U.S. rate
2,080 per 100,000
down 7.6% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Maryland, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. Baltimore320
  2. Cockeysville237
  3. Greenbelt201
  4. Laurel196
  5. Carney194

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Bel Air North34
  2. Eldersburg40
  3. Ilchester41
  4. Olney43
  5. Clarksburg47

Among the 58 places in Maryland of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst Maryland
Baltimore3202.8 times
Columbia10410% lower
Frederick8924% lower
Germantown112about the same
Waldorf7833% lower
Silver Spring15937% higher
Ellicott City6544% lower
Glen Burnie15432% higher
Gaithersburg6445% lower
Bethesda8229% lower
Rockville7337% lower
Dundalk1791.5 times
Bel Air South5355% lower
Towson1871.6 times
Bowie10410% lower
Severn10212% lower
Wheaton14928% higher
Aspen Hill7635% lower
North Bethesda115about the same
Potomac7635% lower
Hagerstown1781.5 times
Odenton9320% lower
Catonsville1279% higher
Annapolis14020% higher
Essex14323% higher
Woodlawn1881.6 times
Severna Park7238% lower
Clinton7535% lower
Olney4363% lower
Owings Mills13718% higher
Randallstown117about the same
Chillum1811.6 times
Montgomery Village7634% lower
College Park9320% lower
Pasadena9618% lower
Pikesville13516% higher
Clarksburg4759% lower
Salisbury17450% higher
Eldersburg4065% lower
South Laurel116about the same
Bel Air North3471% lower
Middle River1841.6 times
Laurel1961.7 times
Milford Mill1257% higher
Parkville15331% higher
Crofton5057% lower
Ballenger Creek7932% lower
Perry Hall10113% lower
Ilchester4165% lower
Carney1941.7 times

The 50 largest places in Maryland, largest first.

All 198 places in Maryland

Every place in Maryland with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Motor vehicle theft stands out most, at 1.7 times the U.S. rate

Every block group in Maryland, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Robbery14963.9
Murder1124.0
Aggravated assault101232
Rape / sexual assault7826.0

Property crimes

Motor vehicle theft171273
Theft from vehicle156415
Shoplifting140444
Other larceny81405
Burglary80131

Social disorder

Vandalism128524
Simple assault118856
Disorderly conduct90107
Trespassing90210
Weapons violations6867.9
Drugs and alcohol52257
Intimidation2557.6

How crime varies across Maryland

Share of Maryland residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5038.8%
  • 50–10029.1%
  • 100–20019.0%
  • 200–4008.9%
  • 400+4.2%

100.0% of Maryland residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

4,079 block groups and 6,307,566 residents. How the estimates are made