Bel Air, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bel Air:

  • There were 287 total crimes committed in Bel Air the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,688.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bel Air.
  • The overall crime rate in Bel Air is 15.68% above the national average.
  • Bel Air ranks #54 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Bel Air ranks #7,734 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 2,688.5 per 100,000 people. That's 15.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 33.78% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bel Air
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 287 2,688.5 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 65.6 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 103.0 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 19 178.0 399.9 369.8
Burglary 11 103.0 252.0 269.8
Larceny 254 2,379.4 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 28.1 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 268 2,510.5 1,609.8 1,954.4

Bel Air Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bel Air

19
Violent Crimes
178.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Bel Air in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bel Air is 178.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 561.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bel Air each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.49% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bel Air

268
Property Crimes
2,510.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 268 property crimes in Bel Air in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bel Air is 2,510.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.8 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 28.46% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.95% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Bel Air SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
6
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