Boonsboro, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Boonsboro, MD Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in Boonsboro the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 408.1 total crimes per 100K people in Boonsboro.
  • The overall crime rate in Boonsboro is -82.44% below the national average.
  • Boonsboro ranks #5 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Boonsboro ranks #1,471 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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Boonsboro Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Boonsboro is 408.1 per 100,000 people. That's -82.44% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.70% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Boonsboro
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 408.1 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 27.2 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 108.8 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 5 136.0 399.9 369.8
Burglary 3 81.6 252.0 269.8
Larceny 7 190.4 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 10 272.0 1,609.8 1,954.4

Boonsboro 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 Boonsboro

5
Violent Crimes
136.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Boonsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Boonsboro is 136.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 735.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Boonsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.98% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Boonsboro

10
Property Crimes
272.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 property crimes in Boonsboro in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Boonsboro is 272.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 367.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Boonsboro each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.10% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Boonsboro

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 80,985 1,560 1,926.3 1,554.6 371.7
Waynesboro, PA 10,925 161 1,473.7 1,226.5 247.1
Brunswick, MD 8,279 81 978.4 785.1 193.3
Thurmont, MD 6,645 33 496.6 436.4 60.2

Boonsboro SnackAbility

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