Cumberland, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cumberland, MD Summary

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

  • There were 819 total crimes committed in Cumberland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,388.8 total crimes per 100K people in Cumberland.
  • The overall crime rate in Cumberland is 107.10% above the national average.
  • Cumberland ranks #62 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Cumberland ranks #9,410 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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Cumberland Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cumberland is 4,388.8 per 100,000 people. That's 107.10% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 77.69% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cumberland
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 819 4,388.8 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 10.7 7.2 5.0
Robbery 21 112.5 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 55 294.7 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 86 460.9 420.4 359.0
Burglary 139 744.9 190.0 229.0
Larceny 564 3,022.3 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 160.8 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 733 3,928.0 2,049.6 1,760.0

Cumberland 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 Cumberland

86
Violent Crimes
460.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
28.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 86 violent crimes in Cumberland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cumberland is 460.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 217.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cumberland each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 28.37% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.63% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cumberland

733
Property Crimes
3,928.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
123.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 733 property crimes in Cumberland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cumberland is 3,928.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 25.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cumberland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 123.18% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 91.65% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cumberland

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
Bel Air, MD 10,422 234 2,245.3 2,005.4 239.9
Frostburg, MD 6,946 8 115.2 100.8 14.4
Franklin, PA 5,893 132 2,239.9 2,121.2 118.8
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

Cumberland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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