Frederick, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 1,560 total crimes committed in Frederick the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,926.3 total crimes per 100K people in Frederick.
  • The overall crime rate in Frederick is -17.12% below the national average.
  • Frederick ranks #39 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Frederick ranks #6,383 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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Frederick Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Frederick is 1,926.3 per 100,000 people. That's -17.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.15% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Frederick
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,560 1,926.3 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.5 9.1 6.3
Robbery 40 49.4 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 223 275.4 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 301 371.7 399.9 369.8
Burglary 174 214.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 1,024 1,264.4 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 75.3 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 1,259 1,554.6 1,609.8 1,954.4

Frederick 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 Frederick

301
Violent Crimes
371.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 301 violent crimes in Frederick in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Frederick is 371.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 269.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Frederick each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.05% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Frederick

1,259
Property Crimes
1,554.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,259 property crimes in Frederick in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Frederick is 1,554.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.3 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 -20.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.43% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 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 46,161 1,702 3,687.1 3,247.3 439.8
Hutchinson, KS 39,424 1,068 2,709.0 2,237.2 471.8
Great Bend, KS 14,456 395 2,732.4 2,324.3 408.1
McPherson, KS 13,853 284 2,050.1 1,790.2 259.9
Russell, KS 4,369 59 1,350.4 1,030.0 320.4
Lyons, KS 3,403 55 1,616.2 1,146.0 470.2
Lindsborg, KS 3,273 19 580.5 458.3 122.2
Ellsworth, KS 2,997 26 867.5 667.3 200.2

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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