Hampstead, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hampstead, MD Summary

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

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Hampstead in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 977.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hampstead.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampstead is -53.87% below the national average.
  • Hampstead ranks #16 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Hampstead ranks #4,322 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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Hampstead Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hampstead is 977.5 per 100,000 people. That's -53.87% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -60.42% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampstead
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 977.5 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 5.0
Robbery 1 15.5 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 139.6 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 10 155.2 420.4 359.0
Burglary 5 77.6 190.0 229.0
Larceny 45 698.2 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 46.5 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 53 822.3 2,049.6 1,760.0

Hampstead 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 Hampstead

10
Violent Crimes
155.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Hampstead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampstead is 155.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 644.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampstead each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.78% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.09% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampstead

53
Property Crimes
822.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 property crimes in Hampstead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampstead is 822.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hampstead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.28% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.88% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hampstead

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westminster, MD 20,671 472 2,283.4 2,041.5 241.9
Hanover, PA 16,616 435 2,618.0 2,509.6 108.3
Taneytown, MD 6,824 63 923.2 762.0 161.2
Manchester, MD 5,567 16 287.4 107.8 179.6

Hampstead SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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