Salisbury, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Salisbury, MD Summary

Crime in Salisbury research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Salisbury over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Salisbury:

  • There were 1,315 total crimes committed in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,960.2 total crimes per 100K people in Salisbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Salisbury is 86.87% above the national average.
  • Salisbury ranks #59 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Salisbury ranks #9,255 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Salisbury Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salisbury is 3,960.2 per 100,000 people. That's 86.87% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 60.34% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salisbury
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,315 3,960.2 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 5.0
Robbery 50 150.6 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 255 768.0 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 317 954.7 420.4 359.0
Burglary 182 548.1 190.0 229.0
Larceny 753 2,267.7 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 63 189.7 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 998 3,005.6 2,049.6 1,760.0

Salisbury Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Salisbury

317
Violent Crimes
954.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
165.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 317 violent crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salisbury is 954.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 165.93% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 127.09% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salisbury

998
Property Crimes
3,005.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
70.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 998 property crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salisbury is 3,005.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 70.77% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 46.64% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salisbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Easton, MD 17,268 411 2,380.1 1,980.5 399.6
Ocean Pines, MD 12,233 44 359.7 327.0 32.7
Fruitland, MD 5,987 143 2,388.5 2,188.1 200.4
Lewes, DE 3,704 26 701.9 540.0 162.0
Delmar, MD 3,248 57 1,754.9 1,447.0 307.9

Salisbury SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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