Laurel, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laurel, MD Summary

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

  • There were 840 total crimes committed in Laurel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,254.0 total crimes per 100K people in Laurel.
  • The overall crime rate in Laurel is 40.01% above the national average.
  • Laurel ranks #62 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Laurel ranks #8,401 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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Laurel Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laurel is 3,254.0 per 100,000 people. That's 40.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.92% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laurel
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 840 3,254.0 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.9 9.1 6.3
Robbery 39 151.1 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 58 224.7 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 108 418.4 399.9 369.8
Burglary 62 240.2 252.0 269.8
Larceny 589 2,281.7 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 73 282.8 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 732 2,835.7 1,609.8 1,954.4

Laurel 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 Laurel

108
Violent Crimes
418.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 108 violent crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laurel is 418.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 239.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.14% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.63% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laurel

732
Property Crimes
2,835.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 732 property crimes in Laurel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laurel is 2,835.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laurel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.15% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Laurel SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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