Charlton, MD Crime

Charlton, MD is a small town located in Calvert County. The crime rate in Charlton is significantly lower than the national average for both violent and property crimes. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Charlton is 11.5 while the US average is 22.7 and the property crime rate in Charlton is 20.1 compared to the US average of 35.4. This is encouraging news as it means that Charlton is a very safe place to live compared to other places around the country.

NOTE: The city of Charlton, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Mercersburg, Maryland. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Hagerstown, MD Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	612.2	5.6	25.4	152.3	428.8	4296.6	897.1	2996	403.4
2001	582.8	2.7	16.1	188	376	4571.3	929.3	3247.2	394.8
2002	634.8	5.3	26.5	238.1	365	4031	912.5	2769.3	349.1
2003	643.2	0	29.7	224.3	389.2	4124.3	1016.2	2727	381.1
2004	678.6	8	10.7	169	490.8	4058.1	914.6	2808.3	335.3
2005	737.7	5.3	10.6	222.1	499.7	3931.6	867.2	2707.4	356.9
2006	767.6	10.4	20.8	304.4	431.9	4189.3	788.4	3015.8	385.1
2007	568	5.1	28	252.1	282.7	4077.6	687.7	3092	298
2008	515	7.5	2.5	207.5	297.5	3704.8	735	2644.9	325
2009	476.8	0	7.5	182.2	287.1	3489.6	596.6	2598.5	294.5
2010	436.3	0	24.7	239.1	172.6	3540.1	747	2497.3	295.8
2011	469.6	2.5	5	189.8	272.2	3771.4	954.1	2632.5	184.8
2012	489.1	7.4	27.3	186.2	268.2	3615.1	769.7	2532.6	312.8
2013		12.2	24.5	247.1	313.2	3665.6	917.6	2571.8	176.2
2014	649.8	2.5	34.3	259.9	353.1	3619.3	899.9	2442.3	277.1
2015	593	12.4	32.1	239.7	308.9	2688.4	696.8	1779.1	212.5
2016	569.4	0	46.8	258.8	263.8	3110.9	921.9	1910.4	278.6
2017	613.8	19.7	44.4	293.3	256.4	2553.7	601.5	1646.6	305.7
2018	631.4	12.4	66.9	252.6	299.6	2605	599.2	1755.6	250.1
2019	529.1	7.5	54.6	201.2	265.8	2384.6	593.7	1522.7	268.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Hagerstown, MD	529.1	2,384.6	40,564	9	2019
Martinsburg, WV	315.6	3,098.5	17,589	13	2018
Mercersburg, PA	64.4	1,094.7	1,566	14	2017
Greencastle, PA	24.7	569.2	4,100	14	2017
Shepherdstown, WV	113.8	341.5	1,749	15	2018
Hancock, MD	0.0	389.9	1,763	15	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Mercersburg, PA	64.4	1,094.7	1,566	14	2017
Greencastle, PA	24.7	569.2	4,100	14	2017
Shepherdstown, WV	113.8	341.5	1,749	15	2018
Hancock, MD	0.0	389.9	1,763	15	2019
Boonsboro, MD	27.8	444.9	3,521	15	2019
Smithsburg, MD	33.7	438.2	3,002	17	2019

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