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Maryland Crime Statistics for 2005

With a total population of 5,600,388, Maryland had a total crime index of 237,852 or 1 crime for every 23.55 people.

Of which 16.55% (39,369) were of a violent nature while 83.45% (198,483) were crimes against property.

Violent Crimes
Murders522
Forced Rape1,266
Robbery14,378
Aggravated Assault23,173
Crimes Against Property
Burglary35,922
Larceny & Theft128,491
Vehicle Theft34,070

Crime Rank
based on number of crimes per capita		#32
Safety Rank
based on number of violent crimes per capita		#47
*States are ranked from #1 (best) to #51 (worst) for each of the 50 states, including District of Columbia.


Year Population Crimes (total)   Violent Crimes (total) Murder Rape Robbery Assault   Property Crimes (total) Burglary Theft (larceny) Theft (vehicle)
2004 5,561,332 241,258   38,961 521 1,317 12,772 24,351   202,474 36,704 129,888 35,882
2003 5,512,310 248,196   38,778 525 1,358 13,302 23,593   209,418 38,641 134,372 36,405
2002 5,450,525 259,120   42,015 513 1,370 13,417 26,715   217,105 39,765 143,320 34,020
2001 5,386,079 261,600   42,088 446 1,449 13,525 26,668   219,512 41,553 145,934 32,025
2000 5,296,486 255,085   41,663 430 1,543 13,560 26,130   213,422 39,426 145,423 28,573
1999 5,171,634 254,420   38,447 465 1,551 13,636 22,795   215,973 43,230 147,296 25,447
1998 5,135,000 275,527   40,903 513 1,714 15,339 23,337   234,624 47,393 159,019 28,212
1997 5,094,000 287,969   43,127 502 1,814 17,157 23,654   244,842 47,918 166,256 30,668
1996 5,072,000 307,461   47,230 588 1,905 19,944 24,793   260,231 50,331 173,817 36,083
1995 5,042,000 317,382   49,757 596 2,130 21,334 25,697   267,625 53,320 178,126 36,179
1994 5,006,000 306,496   47,457 579 2,035 20,147 24,696   259,039 52,234 168,608 38,197
1993 4,965,000 303,187   49,540 632 2,185 21,582 25,141   253,647 56,246 163,471 33,930
1992 4,908,000 305,503   49,085 596 2,278 21,054 25,157   256,418 55,520 165,244 35,654
1991 4,860,000 301,768   46,469 569 2,229 19,783 23,888   255,299 56,258 163,524 35,517
1990 4,781,468 278,782   43,940 552 2,185 17,394 23,809   234,842 53,549 147,407 33,886


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