Frederick, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Frederick, MD Summary

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

  • There were 1,839 total crimes committed in Frederick in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,079.7 total crimes per 100K people in Frederick.
  • The overall crime rate in Frederick is -1.87% below the national average.
  • Frederick ranks #36 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Frederick ranks #7,379 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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Frederick Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Frederick is 2,079.7 per 100,000 people. That's -1.87% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -15.80% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Frederick
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,839 2,079.7 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.3 7.2 5.0
Robbery 46 52.0 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 262 296.3 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 359 406.0 420.4 359.0
Burglary 216 244.3 190.0 229.0
Larceny 1,165 1,317.5 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 99 112.0 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 1,480 1,673.7 2,049.6 1,760.0

Frederick 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 Frederick

359
Violent Crimes
406.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 359 violent crimes in Frederick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Frederick is 406.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 246.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Frederick each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.43% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Frederick

1,480
Property Crimes
1,673.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,480 property crimes in Frederick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Frederick is 1,673.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Frederick each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.90% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.34% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Frederick

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salina, KS 45,447 1,349 2,968.3 2,475.4 492.9
Hutchinson, KS 39,548 1,027 2,596.8 2,230.2 366.6
Great Bend, KS 14,265 267 1,871.7 1,556.3 315.5
McPherson, KS 13,855 212 1,530.1 1,407.4 122.7
Russell, KS 4,334 42 969.1 669.1 300.0
Lindsborg, KS 3,814 8 209.8 183.5 26.2
Lyons, KS 3,466 37 1,067.5 923.3 144.3
Ellsworth, KS 3,155 19 602.2 538.8 63.4

Frederick SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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