Crime in Maryland: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Maryland since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

358.0 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,819.7 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
329murders2025: 5.3 per 100,000.

Maryland since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Maryland 02635257881050 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Maryland 01517303345506067 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202522,432358.03295,33714,826114,0101,819.710,36019,772
202426,641425.44617,76216,229129,3442,065.111,96326,008
202327,371440.35418,12416,572133,4822,147.012,25134,600
202226,171424.56047,31416,165105,6291,713.512,31414,459
202126,866435.16807,42516,56593,9751,522.013,02211,948
202024,215399.95537,17414,75697,4871,609.815,26110,469
201927,511454.45459,21515,807118,0911,950.316,87211,281
201828,330469.44919,71616,132122,9452,036.918,91012,148
201730,321503.355811,18916,862134,7052,235.823,52613,522
201629,019481.753610,81515,841139,7162,319.024,83213,889
201528,185470.153810,11115,819142,5472,377.826,43213,414
201426,767448.03629,56515,208150,3902,516.828,13413,116
201328,235475.438410,04816,124157,9182,659.131,95013,417
201228,086477.337310,17316,303162,3092,758.133,80314,956
201128,817493.539910,34216,876166,8462,857.235,82316,072
201031,607546.342611,05418,899173,3092,995.536,70418,027
200933,625590.044012,00720,022182,2953,198.536,90519,619
200835,393628.249313,20320,570198,1653,517.638,84925,333
200736,063641.955413,25821,072192,7963,431.537,09528,393
200638,111678.654614,37622,011195,4843,481.037,45930,523
200539,369704.355214,37823,173198,4833,550.935,92234,070
200438,961700.652112,77224,351202,4743,640.736,70435,882
200338,778703.552513,30223,593209,4183,799.138,64136,405
200242,015770.851313,41726,715217,1053,983.239,76534,020
200142,088781.444613,52526,668219,5124,075.541,55332,025
200041,663786.643013,56026,130213,4224,029.539,42628,573
199938,447743.446513,63622,795215,9734,176.143,23025,447
199840,903796.651315,33923,337234,6244,569.147,39328,212
199743,127846.650217,15723,654244,8424,806.547,91830,668
199647,230931.258819,94424,793260,2315,130.750,33136,083
199549,757986.959621,33425,697267,6255,307.953,32036,179
199447,457948.057920,14724,696259,0395,174.652,23438,197
199349,540997.863221,58225,141253,6475,108.756,24633,930
199249,0851,000.159621,05425,157256,4185,224.555,52035,654
199146,469956.256919,78323,888255,2995,253.156,25835,517
199043,940919.055217,39423,809234,8424,911.553,54933,886
198940,152855.454415,58922,236220,9554,707.252,73531,177
198837,466806.844913,99421,302227,4574,897.954,73531,213
198734,820767.843613,16419,425213,5894,709.852,71826,386
198637,177833.040113,56921,263212,8314,768.855,59324,334
198536,655834.634813,27221,335199,3184,538.252,99520,246
198434,455792.335413,09719,364192,3254,422.351,48417,274
198334,736807.136714,95018,007195,8284,549.952,69715,688
198236,254850.043215,37718,849220,1745,162.360,54716,724
198137,800887.142118,08517,640241,6255,670.670,74018,480
198035,735852.439916,46117,194242,2145,777.771,18318,887
197933,007795.540613,74017,225228,1595,499.162,63020,232

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Allegany County2025158.61,364.88
Anne Arundel County2025299.51,662.12
Baltimore city20251,346.53,981.81
Baltimore County2025397.82,384.91
Calvert County2025116.5433.43
Caroline County2025125.0782.38
Carroll County2025120.1700.610
Cecil County2025199.61,037.19
Charles County2025260.9961.22
Dorchester County2025331.41,880.23
Frederick County2025191.2897.76
Garrett County202520.6494.03
Harford County2025165.9754.94
Howard County2025107.81,442.51
Kent County2025107.1479.53
Montgomery County2025168.11,540.65
Prince George's County2025264.01,977.927
Queen Anne's County202586.3671.92
Somerset County2025331.6817.13
St. Mary's County2025229.71,011.52
Talbot County2025268.41,121.36
Washington County2025289.71,103.66
Wicomico County2025287.71,039.55
Worcester County2024220.11,827.26

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Maryland?
In 2025, 358.0 violent and 1,819.7 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Maryland (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Maryland?
329 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 5.3 per 100,000.

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