Taneytown, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Taneytown, MD Summary

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

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Taneytown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 923.2 total crimes per 100K people in Taneytown.
  • The overall crime rate in Taneytown is -60.28% below the national average.
  • Taneytown ranks #15 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Taneytown ranks #3,471 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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Taneytown Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Taneytown is 923.2 per 100,000 people. That's -60.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.06% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Taneytown
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 923.2 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 175.8 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 11 161.2 399.9 369.8
Burglary 4 58.6 252.0 269.8
Larceny 47 688.7 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 52 762.0 1,609.8 1,954.4

Taneytown 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 Taneytown

11
Violent Crimes
161.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Taneytown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Taneytown is 161.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 620.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Taneytown each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.69% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Taneytown

52
Property Crimes
762.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Taneytown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Taneytown is 762.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Taneytown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.66% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Taneytown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westminster, MD 20,165 491 2,434.9 1,973.7 461.2
Hanover, PA 15,707 398 2,533.9 2,234.7 299.2
Mount Airy, MD 9,472 98 1,034.6 992.4 42.2
Thurmont, MD 6,645 33 496.6 436.4 60.2
Hampstead, MD 6,342 64 1,009.1 851.5 157.7
Bonneauville, PA 1,838 4 217.6 163.2 54.4

Taneytown SnackAbility

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