Hagerstown, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hagerstown, MD Summary

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

  • There were 1,384 total crimes committed in Hagerstown in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,177.0 total crimes per 100K people in Hagerstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Hagerstown is 49.91% above the national average.
  • Hagerstown ranks #52 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Hagerstown ranks #8,752 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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Hagerstown Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hagerstown is 3,177.0 per 100,000 people. That's 49.91% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.63% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hagerstown
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,384 3,177.0 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 4 9.2 7.2 5.0
Robbery 97 222.7 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 178 408.6 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 311 713.9 420.4 359.0
Burglary 218 500.4 190.0 229.0
Larceny 654 1,501.3 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 201 461.4 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 1,073 2,463.1 2,049.6 1,760.0

Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown

311
Violent Crimes
713.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
98.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 311 violent crimes in Hagerstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hagerstown is 713.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hagerstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 98.86% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 69.82% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hagerstown

1,073
Property Crimes
2,463.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,073 property crimes in Hagerstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hagerstown is 2,463.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hagerstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.18% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hagerstown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Trenton, OH 13,995 34 242.9 157.2 85.7
Harrison, OH 13,559 115 848.1 737.5 110.6
Clayton, OH 13,195 164 1,242.9 1,152.0 90.9
Englewood, OH 13,175 369 2,800.8 2,671.7 129.0
Greenville, OH 12,549 214 1,705.3 1,482.2 223.1
Union, OH 6,977 84 1,204.0 1,118.0 86.0
Brookville, OH 5,894 56 950.1 882.3 67.9
Germantown, OH 5,810 51 877.8 774.5 103.3

Hagerstown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
6
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