Bel Air, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bel Air, MD Summary

Crime in Bel Air research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bel Air over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bel Air:

  • There were 234 total crimes committed in Bel Air in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,245.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bel Air.
  • The overall crime rate in Bel Air is 5.95% above the national average.
  • Bel Air ranks #38 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Bel Air ranks #7,664 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bel Air Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bel Air is 2,245.3 per 100,000 people. That's 5.95% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.10% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bel Air
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 234 2,245.3 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.6 7.2 5.0
Robbery 3 28.8 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 191.9 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 25 239.9 420.4 359.0
Burglary 10 96.0 190.0 229.0
Larceny 190 1,823.1 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 86.4 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 209 2,005.4 2,049.6 1,760.0

Bel Air Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bel Air

25
Violent Crimes
239.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Bel Air in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bel Air is 239.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 416.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bel Air each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.18% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.94% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bel Air

209
Property Crimes
2,005.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 209 property crimes in Bel Air in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bel Air is 2,005.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bel Air each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.94% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.16% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bel Air

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Winchester, VA 27,700 711 2,566.8 2,328.5 238.3
Martinsburg, WV 19,044 232 1,218.2 987.2 231.0
Cumberland, MD 18,661 819 4,388.8 3,928.0 460.9
Connellsville, PA 8,426 264 3,133.2 2,753.4 379.8
Strasburg, VA 7,312 70 957.3 765.9 191.5
Frostburg, MD 6,946 8 115.2 100.8 14.4
Somerset, PA 5,852 47 803.1 444.3 358.9
Central, SC 5,340 70 1,310.9 1,254.7 56.2
Keyser, WV 4,839 72 1,487.9 1,239.9 248.0

Bel Air SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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