Bowie, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bowie, MD Summary

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

  • There were 749 total crimes committed in Bowie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,312.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bowie.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowie is -43.53% below the national average.
  • Bowie ranks #25 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Bowie ranks #4,760 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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Bowie Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowie is 1,312.5 per 100,000 people. That's -43.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.69% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowie
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 749 1,312.5 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 19 33.3 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 75.3 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 62 108.6 399.9 369.8
Burglary 40 70.1 252.0 269.8
Larceny 556 974.3 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 91 159.5 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 687 1,203.8 1,609.8 1,954.4

Bowie 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 Bowie

62
Violent Crimes
108.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowie is 108.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 920.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowie each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.83% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowie

687
Property Crimes
1,203.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 687 property crimes in Bowie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowie is 1,203.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.22% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Bowie SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
3
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