Kent County, MD Crime

Kent, MD County has a lower rate of violent crime compared to the US average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Kent is 19.2, which is 3.5 points lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, there is also a lower rate of property crime in Kent with 31.2 compared to the national average of 35.4. Overall, Kent provides residents with relatively lower levels of both violent and property crimes when compared to the rest of the nation.

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

Kent County violent crime is 19.2. (The US average is 22.7)

Kent County property crime is 31.2. (The US average is 35.4)

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

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

Chestertown, MD Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	664.5	0	83.1	186.9	394.5	3820.6	955.1	2699.3	166.1
2002	1022.3	0	61.3	265.8	695.2	4682.1	940.5	3557.6	184
2003	746.7	0	128	192	426.7	3072.3	597.4	2368.3	106.7
2004	635.6	0	42.4	148.3	444.9	3792.4	889.8	2605.9	296.6
2005	1264.1	0	66.5	266.1	931.5	3149.3	554.4	2350.9	244
2006	960.3	0	42.7	320.1	597.5	4225.4	874.9	3158.3	192.1
2007	789.2	0	40.5	182.1	566.6	3278	748.7	2509.1	20.2
2008	1505.3	20.3	61	284.8	1139.1	3275	976.4	2095.2	203.4
2009	854.5	0	0	183.1	671.4	3235	956.3	2136.3	142.4
2010	588.1	0	39.2	156.8	392.1	3430.7	1058.6	2195.6	176.4
2011	754.4	0	75.4	132	547	2791.4	980.8	1716.3	94.3
2012	659.8	0	18.9	263.9	377	2639	490.1	2054.7	94.3
2013		0	0	240.5	259	2663.7	665.9	1923.8	74
2014	435.5	0	18.9	75.7	340.8	2461.7	776.4	1609.5	75.7
2015	903.4	0	39.3	137.5	726.6	2297.7	1139	1119.4	39.3
2016	552.6	0	39.5	197.4	315.8	1973.6	552.6	1361.8	59.2
2017	296.7	0	59.3	98.9	138.4	1582.3	573.6	949.4	59.3
2018	397.2	0	19.9	99.3	278.1	1648.5	317.8	1291	39.7
2019	258.6	0	19.9	119.4	119.4	1412.4	338.2	1034.4	39.8

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Chestertown, MD	258.6	1,412.4	5,101	2	2019
Rock Hall, MD	158.2	632.9	2,096	12	2019
Centreville, MD	81.9	798.9	2,030	14	2019
Aberdeen, MD	741.0	2,013.1	14,148	20	2019
Kenton, DE	0.0	373.1	267	21	2017
Havre de Grace, MD	259.2	1,187.9	13,610	21	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Aberdeen, MD	741	2,013.1	14,148	20	2019
Havre de Grace, MD	259.2	1,187.9	13,610	21	2019
Middletown, DE	208.0	2,036.5	21,213	23	2019
Smyrna, DE	271.9	2,090.4	10,900	24	2019
Bel Air town (Harford County), MD	209.4	1,744.6	10,388	25	2019
Elkton, MD	964.1	6,633.9	15,144	28	2019

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