Washington County, MD Crime

Washington, MD County has a lower than average rate of both violent and property crime when compared to the US as a whole. Violent crime in Washington, MD County is 17.8 compared to the US average of 22.7, and property crime in Washington, MD County is 29.9 compared to the US average of 35.4. This suggests that Washington, MD County is generally a safe place to live and work when compared to other areas in the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Washington County violent crime is 17.8. (The US average is 22.7)

Washington County property crime is 29.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Washington, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Frederick, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Frederick, 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	2	2019
Smithsburg, MD	33.7	438.2	3,002	8	2019
Boonsboro, MD	27.8	444.9	3,521	9	2019
Greencastle, PA	24.7	569.2	4,100	12	2017
Waynesboro, PA	119.0	1,730.8	10,748	12	2018
Washington township (Franklin County), PA	81.8	1,458.7	11,942	13	2018

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Frederick, MD	405.3	1,867.7	60,686	21	2019
Leesburg, VA	183.9	1,027.7	33,651	37	2019
Lower Paxton, PA	176.5	1,349.0	44,949	69	2018
Bowie, MD	99.8	1,516.3	53,840	70	2019
Lancaster, PA	701.1	2,643.9	60,155	81	2018
Harrisonburg, VA	205.9	1,698.9	50,524	102	2019

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