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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The 10 Safest Cities in Maryland

1. Hampstead

Population: 6,365
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.31
Property crimes per 1,000: 7.38
Total crime: 4.26% violent, 95.74% property
2. Manchester
Population: 4,820
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.41
Property crimes per 1,000: 3.53
Total crime: 11.76% violent, 88.24% property
3. Thurmont
Population: 6,507
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.92
Property crimes per 1,000: 10.45
Total crime: 8.82% violent, 91.18% property
4. Bowie
Population: 58,631
Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.94
Property crimes per 1,000: 12.89
Total crime: 7.28% violent, 92.72% property
5. Glenarden
Population: 6,390
Violent crimes per 1,000: 1.41
Property crimes per 1,000: 10.49
Total crime: 13.43% violent, 86.57% property
6. Ocean Pines
Population: 12,207
Violent crimes per 1,000: 1.56
Property crimes per 1,000: 8.68
Total crime: 17.92% violent, 82.08% property
7. Taneytown
Population: 6,749
Violent crimes per 1,000: 1.78
Property crimes per 1,000: 9.19
Total crime: 19.35% violent, 80.65% property
8. Frostburg
Population: 8,601
Violent crimes per 1,000: 1.98
Property crimes per 1,000: 18.02
Total crime: 10.97% violent, 89.03% property
9. Bel Air
Population: 10,200
Violent crimes per 1,000: 2.16
Property crimes per 1,000: 25.00
Total crime: 8.63% violent, 91.37% property
10. Easton
Population: 16,689
Violent crimes per 1,000: 2.52
Property crimes per 1,000: 27.68
Total crime: 9.09% violent, 90.91% property

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought Ocean Pines fell under Berlin. It does for most other things, except this.

Anonymous said...

Bowie? Now that was surprising.

Anonymous said...

Number Six is NOT safe if you are a goose.

Anonymous said...

Regardless, the crime rate is low there....hmmm....wonder why that is??? Could Ocean Pines be well Policed? Could the tax rate be high? Could real estate be high? Gee, I wonder why all of the named cities on this list are so low on the crime scale....no section 8 housing?

Anonymous said...

Pooooooe dabury

Anonymous said...

No way in hell does Glenarden belong on this list. None.

Anonymous said...

Easton's property crimes are pretty high. If you don't nail it down, it will be someone else's before too long.

Anonymous said...

I'm not a goose