La Plata, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Plata, MD Summary

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

  • There were 301 total crimes committed in La Plata the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,155.8 total crimes per 100K people in La Plata.
  • The overall crime rate in La Plata is 35.78% above the national average.
  • La Plata ranks #60 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • La Plata ranks #8,305 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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La Plata Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Plata is 3,155.8 per 100,000 people. That's 35.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 57.03% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Plata
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 301 3,155.8 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 73.4 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 367.0 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 41 429.9 399.9 369.8
Burglary 18 188.7 252.0 269.8
Larceny 227 2,380.0 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 104.8 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 260 2,725.9 1,609.8 1,954.4

La Plata 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 La Plata

41
Violent Crimes
429.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
16.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in La Plata in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Plata is 429.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 232.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Plata each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 16.24% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 7.50% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Plata

260
Property Crimes
2,725.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 260 property crimes in La Plata in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Plata is 2,725.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Plata each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 69.33% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

La Plata SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
3
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