Easton, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Easton, MD Summary

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

  • There were 232 total crimes committed in Easton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,345.9 total crimes per 100K people in Easton.
  • The overall crime rate in Easton is -42.09% below the national average.
  • Easton ranks #26 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Easton ranks #4,863 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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Easton Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Easton is 1,345.9 per 100,000 people. That's -42.09% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.03% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Easton
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 232 1,345.9 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 6 34.8 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 52.2 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 21 121.8 399.9 369.8
Burglary 22 127.6 252.0 269.8
Larceny 181 1,050.1 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 46.4 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 211 1,224.1 1,609.8 1,954.4

Easton 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 Easton

21
Violent Crimes
121.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Easton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Easton is 121.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 820.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Easton each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.53% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Easton

211
Property Crimes
1,224.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 211 property crimes in Easton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Easton is 1,224.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Easton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.37% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.96% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Easton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bowie, MD 57,068 749 1,312.5 1,203.8 108.6
St. Michaels, MD 1,080 23 2,129.6 2,129.6 0.0

Easton SnackAbility

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