Thurmont, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Thurmont, MD Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Thurmont the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 496.6 total crimes per 100K people in Thurmont.
  • The overall crime rate in Thurmont is -78.63% below the national average.
  • Thurmont ranks #7 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Thurmont ranks #1,788 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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Thurmont Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Thurmont is 496.6 per 100,000 people. That's -78.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.29% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Thurmont
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 496.6 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 30.1 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 4 60.2 399.9 369.8
Burglary 6 90.3 252.0 269.8
Larceny 23 346.1 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 29 436.4 1,609.8 1,954.4

Thurmont 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 Thurmont

4
Violent Crimes
60.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Thurmont in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Thurmont is 60.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,661.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Thurmont each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -84.95% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Thurmont

29
Property Crimes
436.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Thurmont in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Thurmont is 436.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Thurmont each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.89% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Thurmont

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Frederick, MD 80,985 1,560 1,926.3 1,554.6 371.7
Waynesboro, PA 10,925 161 1,473.7 1,226.5 247.1
Taneytown, MD 6,824 63 923.2 762.0 161.2
Carroll Valley, PA 4,485 25 557.4 490.5 66.9

Thurmont SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
4
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