Elkton, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elkton, MD Summary

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

  • There were 1,011 total crimes committed in Elkton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,312.0 total crimes per 100K people in Elkton.
  • The overall crime rate in Elkton is 197.85% above the national average.
  • Elkton ranks #69 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Elkton ranks #9,726 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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Elkton Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elkton is 6,312.0 per 100,000 people. That's 197.85% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 155.55% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elkton
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,011 6,312.0 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 12.5 7.2 5.0
Robbery 39 243.5 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 112 699.3 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 173 1,080.1 420.4 359.0
Burglary 101 630.6 190.0 229.0
Larceny 582 3,633.6 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 155 967.7 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 838 5,231.9 2,049.6 1,760.0

Elkton 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 Elkton

173
Violent Crimes
1,080.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
200.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 173 violent crimes in Elkton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elkton is 1,080.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elkton each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 200.86% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 156.93% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elkton

838
Property Crimes
5,231.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
197.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 838 property crimes in Elkton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elkton is 5,231.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 19.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elkton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 197.27% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 155.27% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elkton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newark, DE 30,030 693 2,307.7 1,998.0 309.7
Havre de Grace, MD 15,099 212 1,404.1 1,265.0 139.1
Kennett Square, PA 6,731 48 713.1 460.6 252.6
Oxford, PA 5,885 59 1,002.5 730.7 271.9
North East, MD 4,189 100 2,387.2 1,909.8 477.4

Elkton SnackAbility

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