Elkton, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 955 total crimes committed in Elkton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,042.0 total crimes per 100K people in Elkton.
  • The overall crime rate in Elkton is 159.96% above the national average.
  • Elkton ranks #74 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Elkton ranks #9,608 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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Elkton Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elkton is 6,042.0 per 100,000 people. That's 159.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 200.65% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elkton
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 955 6,042.0 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 4 25.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 19 120.2 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 71 449.2 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 113 714.9 399.9 369.8
Burglary 110 695.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 671 4,245.2 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 385.9 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 842 5,327.1 1,609.8 1,954.4

Elkton 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 Elkton

113
Violent Crimes
714.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
93.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 113 violent crimes in Elkton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elkton is 714.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elkton each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 93.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 78.79% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elkton

842
Property Crimes
5,327.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
172.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 842 property crimes in Elkton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elkton is 5,327.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 18.8 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 172.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 230.91% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 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 31,015 741 2,389.2 2,115.1 274.1
Havre de Grace, MD 14,883 227 1,525.2 1,397.6 127.7
Charlestown, NH 4,950 23 464.6 383.8 80.8
North East, MD 4,100 98 2,390.2 2,195.1 195.1

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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