Sykesville, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sykesville, MD Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Sykesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,212.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sykesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Sykesville is -47.83% below the national average.
  • Sykesville ranks #23 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Sykesville ranks #4,438 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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Sykesville Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sykesville is 1,212.4 per 100,000 people. That's -47.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.67% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sykesville
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 1,212.4 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 732.5 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 29 732.5 399.9 369.8
Burglary 3 75.8 252.0 269.8
Larceny 12 303.1 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 75.8 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 19 479.9 1,609.8 1,954.4

Sykesville 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 Sykesville

29
Violent Crimes
732.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
98.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Sykesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sykesville is 732.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 136.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sykesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 98.08% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 83.19% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sykesville

19
Property Crimes
479.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 property crimes in Sykesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sykesville is 479.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sykesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.19% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sykesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mount Airy, MD 9,472 98 1,034.6 992.4 42.2

Sykesville SnackAbility

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