Denton, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Denton, MD Summary

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

  • There were 162 total crimes committed in Denton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,356.1 total crimes per 100K people in Denton.
  • The overall crime rate in Denton is 44.40% above the national average.
  • Denton ranks #65 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Denton ranks #8,492 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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Denton Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Denton is 3,356.1 per 100,000 people. That's 44.40% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.00% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Denton
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 162 3,356.1 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 3 62.2 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 269.3 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 19 393.6 399.9 369.8
Burglary 11 227.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 125 2,589.6 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 145.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 143 2,962.5 1,609.8 1,954.4

Denton 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 Denton

19
Violent Crimes
393.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Denton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Denton is 393.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 254.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Denton each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.44% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.56% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Denton

143
Property Crimes
2,962.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Denton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Denton is 2,962.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Denton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 84.03% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Denton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Easton, MD 17,237 232 1,345.9 1,224.1 121.8
Seaford, DE 8,526 615 7,213.2 6,251.5 961.8
Harrington, DE 3,785 105 2,774.1 2,140.0 634.1
Bridgeville, DE 2,761 61 2,209.3 1,702.3 507.1
Greensboro, MD 1,874 39 2,081.1 1,974.4 106.7
Ridgely, MD 1,652 37 2,239.7 2,058.1 181.6
Felton, DE 1,331 28 2,103.7 1,803.2 300.5
Greenwood, DE 1,062 13 1,224.1 1,224.1 0.0

Denton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
5
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