Crisfield, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Crisfield, MD Summary

Crime in Crisfield research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Crisfield 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 Crisfield:

  • There were 11 total crimes committed in Crisfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 430.7 total crimes per 100K people in Crisfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Crisfield is -81.47% below the national average.
  • Crisfield ranks #6 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Crisfield ranks #1,541 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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Crisfield Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Crisfield is 430.7 per 100,000 people. That's -81.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.57% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Crisfield
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 11 430.7 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 39.2 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 39.2 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 2 78.3 399.9 369.8
Burglary 1 39.2 252.0 269.8
Larceny 7 274.1 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 9 352.4 1,609.8 1,954.4

Crisfield 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 Crisfield

2
Violent Crimes
78.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Crisfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Crisfield is 78.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,277.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Crisfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.42% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Crisfield

9
Property Crimes
352.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 property crimes in Crisfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Crisfield is 352.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 283.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Crisfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.11% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Crisfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MD 12,264 647 5,275.6 4,427.6 848.0
Ocean Pines, MD 11,710 67 572.2 555.1 17.1
Seaford, DE 8,526 615 7,213.2 6,251.5 961.8
Selbyville, DE 3,104 66 2,126.3 1,675.3 451.0
Blades, DE 1,270 46 3,622.0 2,755.9 866.1

Crisfield SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
7
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