Dashboard Public Safety Crime in Maryland - General Assembly of Maryland Department of Legislative Services

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Summary

The overall crime rate in Maryland declined during the past 16 years, with Maryland generally matching the national overall crime rate from 2011 to 2019. The murder rate per 100,000 in Maryland has historically outpaced the national murder rate; the murder rate in Maryland increased from 8.1 in 2018 to 9.0 in 2019 and 9.5 in 2020. The rate for aggravated assaults in Maryland continues to be below the national rate, and after a slight increase from 2016 to 2017, the aggravated assault rate in Maryland steadily decreased from 2018 to 2020.

Motor vehicle theft rates in Maryland outpaced national motor vehicle theft rates from 2005 to 2012, generally matched national rates from 2013 to 2015, and were lower than the national rate from 2016 through 2020. For 2005 through 2020, the rate of motor vehicle thefts in Maryland reached its lowest point in 2020, compared to an increase in the national rate from 2019 to 2020.