Hampstead, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hampstead, MD Summary

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

  • There were 64 total crimes committed in Hampstead the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,009.1 total crimes per 100K people in Hampstead.
  • The overall crime rate in Hampstead is -56.58% below the national average.
  • Hampstead ranks #19 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Hampstead ranks #3,761 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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Hampstead Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hampstead is 1,009.1 per 100,000 people. That's -56.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.79% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hampstead
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 64 1,009.1 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 1 15.8 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 141.9 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 10 157.7 399.9 369.8
Burglary 2 31.5 252.0 269.8
Larceny 50 788.4 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 31.5 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 54 851.5 1,609.8 1,954.4

Hampstead 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 Hampstead

10
Violent Crimes
157.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Hampstead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hampstead is 157.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 634.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hampstead each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.57% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hampstead

54
Property Crimes
851.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Hampstead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hampstead is 851.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hampstead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.11% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hampstead

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westminster, MD 20,165 491 2,434.9 1,973.7 461.2
Hanover, PA 15,707 398 2,533.9 2,234.7 299.2
Taneytown, MD 6,824 63 923.2 762.0 161.2
Manchester, MD 5,477 30 547.7 127.8 419.9

Hampstead SnackAbility

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