Hagerstown, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hagerstown, MD Summary

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

  • There were 1,204 total crimes committed in Hagerstown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,764.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hagerstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Hagerstown is 18.96% above the national average.
  • Hagerstown ranks #57 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Hagerstown ranks #7,846 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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Hagerstown Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hagerstown is 2,764.8 per 100,000 people. That's 18.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.57% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hagerstown
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,204 2,764.8 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 8 18.4 9.1 6.3
Robbery 63 144.7 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 208 477.6 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 310 711.9 399.9 369.8
Burglary 246 564.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 520 1,194.1 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 128 293.9 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 894 2,052.9 1,609.8 1,954.4

Hagerstown 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 Hagerstown

310
Violent Crimes
711.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
92.50%
Above The National Average
  • There were 310 violent crimes in Hagerstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hagerstown is 711.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hagerstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 92.50% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 78.02% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hagerstown

894
Property Crimes
2,052.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 894 property crimes in Hagerstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hagerstown is 2,052.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hagerstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.52% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hagerstown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Englewood, OH 13,338 359 2,691.6 2,444.1 247.4
Clayton, OH 13,228 140 1,058.4 929.8 128.5
Greenville, OH 12,549 214 1,705.3 1,482.2 223.1
Harrison, OH 12,133 153 1,261.0 1,244.5 16.5
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7
Brookville, OH 5,945 36 605.6 420.5 185.0
Germantown, OH 5,798 50 862.4 569.2 293.2

Hagerstown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
6
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