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CRIME IN MARYLAND
2013 UNIFORM CRIME REPORT
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY
LT. GOVERNOR ANTHONY G. BROWN
COLONEL MARCUS L. BROWN, SUPERINTENDENT
MARYLAND STATE POLICE
CENTRAL RECORDS DIVISION
IDA J. WILLIAMS, DIVISION DIRECTOR
UNIFORM CRIME
REPORTING PROGRAM
DENISE VIDI SCHERER, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
KENNETH G. DEGEN, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Executive Summary An annual release since 1975, Crime in Maryland reports crime statistics provided by Maryland Law Enforcement agencies to the State’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Crime in Maryland details crime incidents, clearance rates, arrests, law enforcement officers killed and assaulted, and law enforcement employee data. Statewide, county, municipality, and reporting agency perspectives are presented within the report. The statewide UCR Program was developed to report crime in Maryland to the National UCR Program administered by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Maryland program has evolved to collect and report data on domestic violence, hate bias and carjacking incidents and arrests. Reports and statistics pertaining to hate bias and their associated arrests are released in a separate publication to facilitate detailed reporting. The Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects information on crimes that were selected as an index to represent crime in the United States. These index crimes are murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, breaking or entering, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. Although not an index crime, data pertaining to the crime of arson is also collected, analyzed and reported through this report. Crime in Maryland decreased two percent in 2013, when compared to 2012. There were 185,422 total crime incidents reported in 2013 compared to 189,816 in 2012. Violent crime decreased one percent. The violent crime group consists of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime decreased two percent during the same period. The composition of the property crime group is breaking or entering, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. The 2013 percent increase or decrease of the index crime breakdown is as follows: Murder + 4.0% Breaking or Entering - 4.7% Rape - 5.4% Larceny-Theft - 1.2% Robbery - 0.9% Motor Vehicle Theft - 7.3% Aggravated Assault - 1.3% Arson - 11.0% Arrests in Maryland decreased six percent in 2013, when compared to 2012. There were 245,505 arrests reported in 2013 compared to 260,783 in 2012. Of the total arrests, 217,230 or 88 percent were adults. This is a decrease of six percent over 2012. Juvenile arrests accounted for 28,275 or 12 percent of arrests in 2013. This is a seven percent decrease over 2012. Arrests for drug offenses totaled 48,938 in 2013. This is a one percent decrease over similar arrests reported in 2012. In 2013, 20,792 persons were arrested for driving while intoxicated. This is an increase of two percent over similar arrests reported in 2012. There was one Maryland law enforcement officer’s who died in the line of duty during 2013. There were 3,405 Maryland law enforcement officers assaulted in 2013. This represents a decrease of one percent over similar assaults reported in 2012 and equates to 22 percent of full time law enforcement officers employed in Maryland. In 2013, there was a one percent increase in the number of full-time law enforcement officers in Maryland. There were 15,828 full-time law enforcement officers in 2013 compared to 15,603 in 2012. In 2013, there were 2.7 full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 of population.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction......................................................................................................................1 Crime Factors..................................................................................................................7 Crime Index Offenses......................................................................................................9
Murder.................................................................................................................13 Rape....................................................................................................................23 Robbery...............................................................................................................27 Aggravated Assault.............................................................................................31 Breaking or Entering...........................................................................................35 Larceny-Theft......................................................................................................39 Motor Vehicle Theft.............................................................................................43 Arson...................................................................................................................47 Domestic Violence..............................................................................................51 Carjacking...........................................................................................................65
Index Offense Data........................................................................................................73 Maryland UCR Crime Index Report by Region, County & Agency................................75 Municipality Crime Rate.................................................................................................99 Maryland Arrest Data...................................................................................................109
Drug Arrest County Chart..................................................................................113 Arrests - Sex & Race.........................................................................................119 Arrests - Age.....................................................................................................120
Maryland Arrest Report by Region, County & Agency.................................................122 Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted..............................................................173
Law Enforcement Officers Killed.......................................................................175 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted................................................................177 Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted by Region,
County & Agency........................................................................................179 Law Enforcement Employee Data................................................................................191
Law Enforcement Employee Rates...................................................................193 Law Enforcement Employee Data by Region, County & Agency………………194
Ten Year Crime Index Chart........................................................................................201
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INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND The Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is one measure that has been taken in the establishment of an effective Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) for the State. This particular phase focuses on the incidence of crime and law enforcement. It establishes a method to collect, evaluate and process uniform statistical data on crime statewide. The Maryland UCR Program provides the means to forward valid data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation from a single agency and also to consolidate it into an annual report entitled Crime in Maryland. NATIONAL UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM The counterpart of the Maryland UCR Program is the National UCR Program which is under the direction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The National Program resulted from a need for a uniform compilation of crime statistics nationwide. Uniform Crime Reports were first collected in 1930 after being developed by a committee of the International Association of Chiefs’ of Police. The IACP continues to serve in an advisory capacity to the FBI in the current operation of the program. Crime statistics voluntarily submitted by individual law enforcement agencies from all 50 states are presented annually in the FBI’s publication entitled Crime in the United States. MARYLAND UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM The FBI has actively assisted individual states in the development of State UCR Programs compatible with the National Program. Maryland took advantage of this assistance in 1972 and was able to develop its own program by 1975. The Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program became operational January 1, 1975. This program consists of the uniform classification, review, compilation and analysis of crime statistics reported by all law enforcement agencies of the State pursuant to the guidelines and regulations prescribed by law. The responsibility and authority for the collection and dissemination of UCR data is assigned to the Department of State Police in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 2, Subsection 307 and 308, of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES In keeping with the recommendation of the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, the Maryland UCR Program was planned for eventual growth into a complete and integrated offender based Criminal Justice Information System. Under this program, each offender arrested in Maryland is tracked through the entire criminal justice system from time of arrest, through the courts, to the correctional system where their exit (parole, expiration of sentence, etc.) will be recorded. In this manner, a complete “criminal history” on individual offenders will be available for use by the police, courts and correctional agencies in Maryland. In addition, statistical data derived from the CJIS Program will provide assistance in determining the overall efficiency of the Criminal Justice System in Maryland and will make effective management studies possible. The fundamental objectives of the Maryland UCR Program are:
1. Inform the Governor, legislature, other governmental officials and the public as to the nature, magnitude and trends of the crime problem in Maryland.
2. Provide law enforcement administrators with criminal statistics for
administrative and operational use.
3. Determine who commits crimes by age, sex, race and other attributes in order to find the proper focus for crime prevention and enforcement.
4. Provide base data and statistics to measure the workload and
effectiveness of Maryland’s Criminal Justice System.
5. Provide base data and statistics to measure the effects of prevention and deterrence programs.
6. Provide base data and statistics for research to improve the
efficiency, effectiveness and performance of criminal justice agencies.
7. Provide base data to assist in the assessment of social and other
causes of crime for the development of theories of criminal behavior.
8. Provide the FBI with complete UCR data to be included in the national crime reports.
REPORTING PROCEDURES Under the Maryland UCR Program, law enforcement agencies submit specified Uniform Crime Reports. The necessary information for each of the required reports is gathered from each agency’s record of complaints, investigations and arrests.
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Crime data and information is submitted monthly by state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies on the number of offenses known to them in the following crime categories:
(1) Criminal Homicide (2) Forcible Rape (3) Robbery (4) Assault (5) Breaking or Entering (6) Larceny-Theft (7) Motor Vehicle Theft (8) Arson*
The count of offenses is taken from the record of complaints received by law enforcement agencies. This information comes from victims, witnesses, other sources or discovered by law enforcement during their own operation. Complaints determined by subsequent investigation to be unfounded are eliminated from the count. The resulting number of “actual offenses known to law enforcement agencies” in these crime categories are reported without regard for whether anyone is arrested, stolen property is recovered, local prosecution policies or any other consideration. Reported offenses are recorded by the municipality and county in which they occur. Municipal law enforcement agencies report those crimes which occur within the cities and state. County agencies report those crimes which occur in the counties outside the cities. A supplemental report is also submitted each month showing the value of stolen and recovered property, the type of property and the type of offense within a crime category in which it was taken. This report also shows the number of stolen vehicles recovered locally and by other jurisdictions. In addition, each agency reports the number of persons arrested by them or other agencies for crimes which have occurred within their jurisdiction. The arrest report also shows the age, sex and race of those arrested and the disposition of juveniles by the arresting agency. When applicable, supplemental reports are submitted regarding the persons, weapons and circumstances, etc., involved in homicides, domestic violence incidents, officer assaults and “carjackings.” In addition, police employee data is collected on an annual basis. *Monthly arson reports are submitted for law enforcement agencies by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and designated county agencies.
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REVIEW PROCESS A major concern in the collection of crime statistics for law enforcement agencies throughout the state is the uniformity and accuracy of data received. Program aides, such as guides and instructional classes, do not necessarily guarantee the accuracy of the reports submitted by the contributor’s, therefore, additional controls are necessary. Each report received by the UCR section is recorded, examined and reviewed for mathematical accuracy and possibly, more importantly, for reasonableness. The review process includes numerous checks to ensure the validity of information. The elimination of duplicate reporting by individual contributors receives particular attention. Minor errors are corrected by telephone contact with the contributors. Substantial variations and errors are adjusted through personal contacts. The personal contacts are invaluable to the accuracy and quality of reporting. Field Records Representatives are engaged in a constant educational effort, and as such, provide a vital link between the UCR Program and the contributor. POPULATION DATA The computation of crime rates, as they appear in this report by municipality, county and state are based on the latest available population estimates for the year. These population estimates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the cooperation and assistance of the United States Bureau of Census. LIMITATIONS OF A UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM Information currently collected by the Maryland Program is generally the same as that gathered by the National System, and the methods of classifying and scoring offenses and arrests are the same. This readily enables comparisons with other states and with the nation, as a whole. However, there are limitations to the information collected which should be clearly understood before any conclusions are drawn from the UCR data presented in this report. The main goal of the UCR Program is to furnish police administrators with a measure of their activities and operational problems as indicated by the number of reported offenses, arrests, clearances, etc. A first step in the control of crime is to ascertain the true dimensions of the problem. However, present statistics, as gathered by the UCR Program, measure neither the real incidence of crime or the full amount of economic loss to victims. Information regarding number of offenses, clearances, value and type of property stolen and recovered property are collected only for the eight Part I offenses. For Part II offenses, the only information submitted is the number of arrests for these crimes. Consequently, there is no record of the actual number of these offenses occurring, or is there a calculation made for property loss.
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The Crime Index does not explicitly take into account the varying degrees of seriousness of its seven components (excluding arson). Each crime receives the same weight as it is added to the index; consequently, an auto theft is counted the same as a murder and an aggravated assault is weighed equally with an attempted breaking or entering. Any review of crime must consider the volume, rate and trend of each offense that comprises the index and the relationship between these seven crimes*. The Maryland and National Uniform Crime Reporting Programs are designed to measure offenses committed and persons arrested. Difficulties can arise if this distinction is not kept clearly in mind. Crimes relate to events, arrests relate to persons. Unlike traffic violations where there is usually one event, violation and offender, a single criminal act can involve several crimes, offenders and victims. Relating specific crimes to a criminal or offense to evaluate characteristics of those arrested is generally beyond the scope of the present Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Juvenile crime and arrest statistics, because of their nature, are another area of misunderstanding. Many juvenile offenders are handled informally. As a consequence, inaccurate or incomplete recording of the event or action may result. Procedures for handling juveniles vary between departments more so than the handling of adult offenders. Furthermore, the degree of juvenile involvement in cleared offenses is probably seriously misunderstood because the juvenile clearance indicator is recorded only when juveniles are exclusively involved. When both adults and juveniles are subjects in a clearance, the juvenile participation is not reported. The preceding comments should not be viewed as an indictment of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program which, admittedly, is designed for the operational requirements of law enforcement agencies. While the current method of gathering and reporting crime and arrest data provide a less than complete picture of criminality in our society, the FBI has designed the National Incident Based Reporting System to address these limitations. *Arson is not used at this time in computing the Crime Index.
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CRIME FACTORS Statistics compiled under the Uniform Crime Reporting Program from data submitted by Maryland law enforcement agencies projects a statewide view of crime. Awareness of the presence of certain crime factors, which may influence the resulting volume and type of statistics presented, is necessary if fair and equitable conclusions are to be drawn. These crime influencing factors are present to some degree in every community. Their presence affects in varying degrees the crime experience of that community. Attempts at comparison of crime figures between communities should not be made without first considering the individual factors present in each community. Crime, as an outgrowth of society, remains a social problem of grave concern. The police are limited in their role to its suppression and detection. As stated by the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice in their report “The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society” (1967 - Page 92):
“But the fact that the police deal daily with crime does not mean that they have unlimited power to prevent it, or reduce it, or deter it. The police did not create and cannot resolve the social conditions that stimulate crime. They did not start and cannot stop the convulsive social changes that are taking place in America. They do not enact the laws that they are required to enforce, nor do they dispose of the criminals they arrest. The police are only one part of the criminal justice system; the criminal justice system is only one part of the government; and the government is only one part of society. In so far as crime is a social phenomenon, crime prevention is the responsibility of every part of society. The criminal process is limited to case by case operations, one criminal or one crime at a time.”
Listed below are some of the conditions which affect the type and volume of crime that occurs from place to place:
Density and size of the community population and the metropolitan area of which it is a part. Composition of the population with particular reference to age, sex and race. Economic status of the population. Relative stability of the population including number and ratio of seasonal visitors, residents, commuters and other transients. Climate and seasonal weather conditions. Educational, recreational and religious characteristics. Standards governing appointments to the police force.
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Policies of the prosecuting officials and the courts. Attitude of the public toward law enforcement problems. The administrative and investigative efficiency of the local law enforcement agency, including the degree of adherence to crime reporting standards. Organization and cooperation of adjoining and overlapping police jurisdictions.
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CRIME INDEX OFFENSES The crime counts listed in this publication are actual offenses established by police investigation. When police receive a complaint of a crime and the follow-up investigation discloses no crime occurred, it is “unfounded.” In 2013, police investigations that were “unfounded” represented one percent of the complaints concerning index offenses. When comparing individual index offenses to the number reported, “unfounded” offenses ranged from less than one percent in the larceny-theft category to 16 percent in the rape category, the same as in 2012. A total of 185,422 actual Index Offenses were reported to law enforcement agencies in Maryland during the calendar year 2013. This represents a decrease of two percent when compared to the 2012 total of 189,816 Crime Index Offenses. In this publication, the calculations for averages may not add to the total due to rounding. An analysis of Index Offenses by month in 2013 shows that August had the highest frequency of occurrence, and February had the lowest, the same as in 2012. The Crime Index Offenses represent the most common problem to law enforcement. They are serious crimes by their nature, volume, or frequency of occurrence. They are categorized as Violent Crimes, which includes Murder, Forcible Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault, or as Property Crimes, which includes Breaking or Entering, Larceny-Theft and Motor Vehicle Theft. VIOLENT CRIME Violent Crimes involve the element of personal confrontation between the perpetrator and the victim; consequently, they are considered more serious than Property Crimes because of their very nature. These offenses accounted for 15 percent of the total Crime Index for 2013 the same as in 2012. Violent Crime decreased one percent when compared to 2012. PROPERTY CRIME The number of Property Crimes reported during 2013 was more than five times greater than the number of Violent Crimes reported. As a group, Property Crimes made up 85 percent of the total Crime Index in 2013 the same as in 2012. Property Crime decreased two percent when compared to 2012.
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RATES Crime Rates relate the incidence of crime to the resident population. Many other factors, which may contribute to the volume and type of crime in a given jurisdiction, are not incorporated here, but are shown in the section entitled, “Crime Factors.” In 2013, the Crime Rate for Maryland was 3,127.5 victims for every 100,000 population. This represents a three percent decrease in the crime rate when compared to the 2012 rate of 3,225.7. The 2013 Crime Rate for the Violent Crime group was 467.5 victims per 100,000 inhabitants, a two percent decrease compared with the 2012 rate of 477.2. The Property Crime group had a rate of 2,659.9 victims, a three percent decrease when compared to the 2012 rate of 2,748.5. CLEARANCES For Uniform Crime Reporting purposes, a crime is cleared when police have identified the offender, have evidence to charge the person and actually take them into custody. Solutions of crimes are also recorded in exceptional instances where some element beyond police control precludes formal charges against the offender, such as the victim’s refusal to prosecute or local prosecution is declined because the subject is being prosecuted elsewhere for a crime committed in another jurisdiction. The arrest of one person can clear several crimes or several persons may be arrested in the process of solving one crime. Maryland Law Enforcement Agencies cleared 26 percent of all Index Offenses reported to them in 2013, the same as in 2012. Violent Crimes recorded a 54 percent clearance rate in 2013, compared to a 55 percent clearance rate in 2012. The Property Crime group experienced a 21 percent clearance rate in 2013, the same as in 2012. Considered individually, the 2013 Violent Crime clearance rate was determined to be 66 percent of the Murders, 46 percent of the Rapes, 36 percent of the Robberies and 66 percent of the Aggravated Assaults. The Property Crime clearance rates were 16 percent for Breaking or Entering, 24 percent for Larceny-Theft and 10 percent for Motor Vehicle Theft. The relatively high clearance rate for Violent Crimes as compared to Non-Violent Property Crimes is in part attributable to the volume difference between the two. Property Crime volume is much greater than that of Violent Crime, and police investigation of Violent Crime is usually more intense.
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JUVENILE CLEARANCES A Juvenile Clearance is the clearance of an offense in which all of the offenders involved were under the age of 18. If one of the offenders was over 17 years of age, the clearance of that offense is not considered a Juvenile Clearance. In 2013, such Juvenile Clearances represented 13 percent of all clearances, the same as in 2012. Juvenile Clearances in the Violent Crime category represented 11 percent of the total cleared in 2013, the same as in 2012. The clearance rates in Violent Crimes are: Homicide four percent, Rape ten percent, Robbery 17 percent and Aggravated Assault nine percent. In the Property Crime category, clearances involving Juvenile offenders represented 13 percent of the total cases cleared in 2013, compared to 14 percent in 2012. The clearance rates in Property Crimes are: Burglary 12 percent, Larceny-Theft 13 percent and Motor Vehicle Theft 20 percent. STOLEN PROPERTY VALUES The total value of Property Stolen during 2013 was $245,614,491 which represents six percent decrease from 2012. Recovered Property amounted to $62,381,555 which is 25 percent of the total stolen, resulting in a $183,232,936 property loss to victims in the State of Maryland during 2013. This property loss represents a decrease of five percent when compared to the property loss in 2012.
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MURDER
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MURDER
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter is the willful (non- negligent) killing of one human being by another. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, a total of 387 murders were reported. This represents a four percent increase over 2012. Murder accounted for one percent of all violent crime and less than one percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 6.5 murders per 100,000 of population. ANALYSIS OF MURDER In 2013, 256 murders were cleared with four percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 288 persons were arrested for murder during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for murder was 89 percent male, 11 percent female, five percent juvenile, 80 percent Black and 20 percent White. During 2013, 180 of the murder victims were in the 18 to 29 age group, representing 47 percent of the total. There were 26 juvenile victims of murder, accounting for seven percent of the total murder victims. Handguns were used in 69 percent of the reported murders in 2013. This represents a one percent decrease in their use when compared to the handgun use in 2012. The next most used weapon was a knife, accounting for 16 percent of the reported murders in 2013. In 2012, knife accounted for 13 percent of the reported murders. Drug related murders accounted for two percent of the total in 2013. In 2012, drug related murders accounted for three percent of the total. Family members, as offenders, accounted for 13 percent of the total murders, an increase of 16 percent from 2012. Of the family members as offenders, husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend (those who had cohabitated) reflect six percent of the total murders reported. Additionally, an acquaintance is listed in 24 percent of the murders reported in 2013. Strangers and unknown relationships accounted for two other large categories, 19 percent and 60 percent respectively.
Murder Weapons
Personal Weapons,
7%
Other or Unknow n Weapons,
5%
Knife, 16%
Blunt Object,
2%
Firearm, 70%
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In 41 percent of the murders, the offenders are unknown and not described. When the race of the victim and offender is known, the offender is most often someone of the same race.
VICTIM, DESCRIBED OFFENDER RACE RELATIONS
VICTIM TOTAL
MURDERS DESCRIBED OFFENDER
SAME RACE OFFENDER
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION
WHITE 69 58 33 57% BLACK 318 176 130 74% ASIAN 0 0 0 N/A AMERICAN INDIAN 0 0 0 N/A
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MURDERRate per 100,000 Population
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Murder by County 2013 2012 2011 ***2010 **2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 4 3 6 4 1 4
Anne Arundel 15 13 15 18 15 15
Baltimore 20 23 30 20 31 25
Baltimore City 233 216 197 223 240 222
Calvert 4 2 0 1 0 1
Caroline 0 3 2 1 1 1
Carroll 4 3 1 4 2 3
Cecil 5 2 4 6 2 4
Charles 3 6 3 2 7 4
Dorchester 0 1 1 1 0 1
Frederick 5 1 3 3 9 4
Garrett 0 1 2 1 0 1
Harford 5 3 5 6 4 5
Howard 5 5 6 5 2 5
Kent 0 0 0 0 1 0
Montgomery 9 14 15 16 13 13
Prince George’s 56 63 95 91 96 80
Queen Anne’s 2 1 3 2 0 2
St. Mary’s 3 0 1 4 0 2
Somerset 2 3 2 1 1 2
Talbot 1 0 0 2 1 1
Washington 6 3 2 0 2 3
Wicomico 3 5 4 10 6 6
Worcester 2 1 1 4 0 2
*Statewide Agencies 0 0 0 0 6 1
State Total 387 372 398 425 440 404 * Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence. ** In 2009, two homicides that occurred in Baltimore City were inadvertently reported by Anne Arundel County PD and Baltimore County PD. *** In 2010, a homicide reported by A. A. Co. PD was removed after being ruled Justifiable.
RAPE
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Nature of Forcible Rape
Attempted Rapes12%
Rapes88%
RAPE
Forcible rape is defined as the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, 1,169 actual forcible rapes were reported. This represents a five percent decrease over 2012. Rape accounted for four percent of the violent crime and one percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 19.7 rapes per 100,000 of population. ANALYSIS OF RAPE Rape by force accounted for 88 percent of all forcible rapes and 12 percent were attempt to rape. In 2013, 535 forcible rapes were cleared with ten percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 309 persons were arrested for forcible rape during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for forcible rape was, 12 percent juvenile, 55 percent Black and 44 percent White and one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian.
5 YEAR TREND OFFENSE AND CRIME RATE
5 YEAR
AVERAGE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Force 1,052 1,030 1,088 1,053 1,074 1,015
Attempt 145 139 148 143 154 141
TOTAL 1,197 1,169 1,236 1,196 1,228 1,156
*Crime Rate 21 20 21 21 21 20 *Rapes per 100,000 population
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RAPETotal Number of Rapes
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RAPERate per 100,000 Population
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Rape by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 28 22 30 26 25 26
Anne Arundel 71 100 91 113 95 94
Baltimore 125 147 147 126 154 140
Baltimore City 298 317 341 266 158 276
Calvert 14 8 9 19 11 12
Caroline 8 11 2 2 13 7
Carroll 30 19 26 36 29 28
Cecil 26 38 28 39 23 31
Charles 24 32 26 35 35 30
Dorchester 6 15 10 9 11 10
Frederick 18 50 31 34 33 33
Garrett 2 1 5 2 4 3
Harford 69 54 39 63 60 57
Howard 40 33 33 26 44 35
Kent 0 7 3 3 1 3
Montgomery 135 106 115 123 130 122
Prince George’s 176 173 183 204 221 191
Queen Anne’s 5 2 5 11 12 7
St. Mary’s 6 12 23 12 20 15
Somerset 8 9 2 2 7 6
Talbot 9 13 6 7 5 8
Washington 18 21 9 25 25 20
Wicomico 38 30 25 32 32 31
Worcester 14 16 7 13 8 12
*Statewide Agencies 1 0 0 0 0 0
State Total 1,169 1,236 1,196 1,228 1,156 1,197
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
ROBBERY
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Robbery Weapons
Firearm41%
Knife or Cutting
Instrument10%
Other Weapon
6%
Strong-arm43%
ROBBERY
Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, there were 10,082 robbery offenses reported. This represents a one percent decrease over 2012. Robbery accounted for 36 percent of the violent crime and five percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 170.1 robberies per 100,000 of population. ANALYSIS OF ROBBERY During 2013, 54 percent of the robberies were committed on the street, while only one percent were bank robberies. Of the total number of robberies committed, firearms accounted for 41 percent, while robberies committed with no weapon accounted for 43 percent of the total. In 2013, 3,616 robberies were cleared with 17 percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 4,014 persons were arrested for robbery during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for robbery was 89 percent male, 11 percent female, 29 percent juvenile, 79 percent Black, 21 percent White and less than one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian.
DISTRIBUTION BY NATURE
Classification Number of Offenses
Percent of Distribution
Total Value
Highway 5,412 54% $ 3,855,446 Commercial House 1,446 14% 1,854,356 Service Station 205 2% 367,683 Convenience Store 390 4% 223,506 Residence 1,542 15% 1,759,051 Bank 130 1% 430,328 Miscellaneous 957 10% 488,942
Total 10,082 100% $ 8,979,312
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ROBBERYTotal Number of Robberies
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ROBBERY Rate per 100,000 Population
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Robbery by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 63 42 62 48 38 51
Anne Arundel 630 538 597 661 746 634
Baltimore 1,511 1,368 1,457 1,341 1,471 1,430
Baltimore City 3,755 3,635 3,485 3,361 3,726 3,592
Calvert 27 22 31 33 28 28
Caroline 15 21 24 25 21 21
Carroll 33 47 40 40 47 41
Cecil 86 119 161 152 155 135
Charles 147 154 176 171 185 167
Dorchester 36 35 21 54 28 35
Frederick 141 131 127 205 179 157
Garrett 5 5 3 2 1 3
Harford 178 156 148 196 228 181
Howard 204 178 215 222 262 216
Kent 22 21 9 13 14 16
Montgomery 812 878 878 975 1,062 921
Prince George’s 2,012 2,450 2,545 3,126 3,324 2,691
Queen Anne’s 22 8 21 8 9 14
St. Mary’s 62 51 61 40 45 52
Somerset 14 9 19 17 25 17
Talbot 15 18 23 18 23 19
Washington 121 104 97 115 96 107
Wicomico 142 148 106 183 249 166
Worcester 28 31 28 45 42 35
*Statewide Agencies 1 2 4 2 3 2
State Total 10,082 10,171 10,338 11,053 12,007 10,730
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
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Aggravated Assault Weapons
Knife or Cutting
Instrument 25% Other Weapon
37%
Personal Weapons
25%
Firearm 13%
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, a total of 16,082 aggravated assaults were reported. This represents a one percent decrease over 2012. Aggravated assaults accounted for 58 percent of the violent crime category and nine percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 271.3 aggravated assaults per 100,000 of population. There were 53,714 simple assaults reported in 2013 for a total of 69,796 aggravated and simple assaults. ANALYSIS OF ASSAULT During 2013, 13 percent of the aggravated assaults were with firearms, 25 percent with a knife or cutting instrument, 37 percent with other weapon and 25 percent with personal weapons: hands, fist, feet, etc. In 2013, 10,662 aggravated assaults were cleared with nine percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 7,113 persons were arrested for aggravated assault during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for aggravated assault was 76 percent male, 24 percent female, 12 percent juvenile, 59 percent Black, 40 percent White and one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian.
5 YEAR TREND
5 Year
Average 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Firearm 2,424 2,099 2,275 2,393 2,611 2,740 Knife 4,393 4,042 4,327 4,435 4,589 4,571 Other 6,473 5,936 6,277 6,412 6,778 6,962 Hands, etc. 4,344 4,005 3,421 3,626 4,920 5,749
Total 17,634 16,082 16,300 16,866 18,898 20,022
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AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS Rate per 100,000 Population
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Aggravated Assault by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 154 201 153 234 259 200
Anne Arundel 1,603 1,630 1,972 2,137 2,063 1,881
Baltimore 2,544 2,643 2,654 2,862 2,898 2,720
Baltimore City 4,471 4,657 4,905 5,502 5,579 5,023
Calvert 62 83 102 141 232 124
Caroline 71 80 84 100 91 85
Carroll 275 237 189 269 315 257
Cecil 319 390 386 476 566 427
Charles 414 383 383 505 474 432
Dorchester 108 114 110 124 144 120
Frederick 450 438 432 486 572 476
Garrett 121 64 60 44 63 70
Harford 410 484 451 588 592 505
Howard 376 364 354 313 443 370
Kent 42 57 53 36 70 52
Montgomery 813 876 681 683 957 802
Prince George’s 2,246 2,260 2,346 2,781 2,980 2,523
Queen Anne’s 87 82 120 99 96 97
St. Mary’s 172 194 186 267 243 212
Somerset 47 54 58 66 68 59
Talbot 48 58 56 54 57 55
Washington 243 259 342 306 272 284
Wicomico 321 371 448 505 639 457
Worcester 173 138 212 199 221 189
*Statewide Agencies 512 183 129 121 128 215
State Total 16,082 16,300 16,866 18,898 20,022 17,634
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
BREAKING OR ENTERING
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Type of Breaking or Entering
Forcible, 65%
Non Forcible, 25%
Attempted, 10%
BREAKING OR ENTERING Breaking or entering is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, a total of 31,889 breaking or entering’s were reported. This represents a five percent decrease over 2012. Breaking or entering accounted for 20 percent of the property crime category and 17 percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 537.9 breaking or entering offenses per 100,000 of population. ANALYSIS OF BREAKING OR ENTERING During 2013, 65 percent of the breaking or entering offenses involved forcible entry, 25 percent were unlawful entry without force and ten percent were recorded as attempted forcible entry. Residential offenses accounted for 78 percent of the total offenses, while 22 percent were nonresidential. In 2013, 5,127 breaking or entering offenses were cleared with 12 percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 6,513 persons were arrested for breaking or entering during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for breaking or entering was 85 percent male, 15 percent female, 20 percent juvenile, 48 percent Black, 51 percent White and less than one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian.
PLACE AND TIME OF OCCURRENCE
Classification Number of Offenses
Percent of Distribution
Total Value
Residence Total 25,001 78% $ 55,983,077 Night 6 PM – 6 AM 5,406 17% 11,055,892 Day 6 AM – 6 PM 10,337 32% 26,104,245 Unknown 9,258 29% 18,822,940 Non Residence Total 6,888 22% 14,800,435 Night 6 PM – 6 AM 2,944 9% 5,677,750 Day 6 AM – 6 PM 1,348 4% 2,244,739 Unknown 2,596 8% 6,877,946
GRAND TOTAL 31,889 100% $ 70,783,512
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BREAKING OR ENTERING Rate per 100,000 Population
38
Breaking or Entering by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 547 571 608 596 606 586
Anne Arundel 2,522 2,585 2,259 2,860 3,067 2,659
Baltimore 3,949 4,079 4,295 4,119 4,316 4,152
Baltimore City 7,440 7,796 8,649 7,646 7,856 7,877
Calvert 381 400 492 517 436 445
Caroline 244 337 382 348 342 331
Carroll 542 689 517 523 567 568
Cecil 806 870 898 967 977 904
Charles 704 614 767 707 598 678
Dorchester 188 296 271 242 253 250
Frederick 742 675 699 692 687 699
Garrett 174 164 190 158 170 171
Harford 845 1,019 779 889 809 868
Howard 1,032 1,185 1,110 1,393 1,209 1,186
Kent 100 113 165 134 130 128
Montgomery 2,728 2,685 3,203 3,486 3,142 3,049
Prince George’s 5,733 6,046 6,985 8,055 8,219 7,008
Queen Anne’s 247 169 207 213 206 208
St. Mary’s 641 753 712 486 435 605
Somerset 126 147 163 163 268 173
Talbot 194 242 227 175 229 213
Washington 785 809 862 692 625 755
Wicomico 837 764 893 1,124 1,285 981
Worcester 356 432 423 491 439 428
*Statewide Agencies 26 32 25 24 34 28
State Total 31,889 33,472 35,781 36,700 36,905 34,949
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
LARCENY-THEFT
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Nature of Larceny-Theft
Pocket Picking,
0%
All Other, 19%
Coin
Machines, 0%
Buildings, 19%
Bicycles, 3%
Auto Parts, 10%
From Auto, 26%
Purse Snatching,
1%
Shoplifting, 21%
LARCENY-THEFT Larceny-theft is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, a total of 112,384 larceny-thefts were reported. This represents a decrease of one percent over 2012. Larceny-theft accounted for 71 percent of the property crime total and 61 percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 1,895.6 larceny-thefts per 100,000 of population. ANALYSIS OF LARCENY-THEFT The highest percentage of the larceny-thefts reported was for theft from automobiles with 26 percent. From coin operated machines accounted for the lowest percentage, less than one percent. In 2013, 26,770 larceny-theft offenses were cleared, with 13 percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 25,213 persons were arrested for larceny-thefts during 2013. The breakdown of persons arrested for larceny-theft was 62 percent male, 38 percent female, 19 percent juvenile, 51 percent Black, 48 percent White and one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian.
NATURE OF LARCENY-THEFTS Classification Number of
Offenses Percent
Distribution Total Value
Pocket-Picking 449 0% $ 206,131 Purse Snatching 1,289 1% 376,772 Shoplifting 23,113 21% 6,641,376 From Auto 29,703 26% 18,245,393 Auto Parts & Accessories 11,423 10% 5,339,306 Bicycles 3,386 3% 1,195,118 From Building 21,445 19% 29,209,982 Coin Operated Machine 163 0% 417,120 All Other 21,413 19% 30,398,492
GRAND TOTAL 112,384 100% $ 92,029,690
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LARCENY-THEFT Rate per 100,000 Population
42
Larceny-Theft by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 1,787 1,904 1,866 1,921 1,622 1,820
Anne Arundel 11,272 11,299 11,394 11,732 12,763 11,692
Baltimore 18,301 17,978 18,101 18,129 19,536 18,409
Baltimore City 19,329 17,849 17,397 16,626 17,101 17,660
Calvert 1,190 1,255 1,424 1,401 1,298 1,314
Caroline 653 571 693 620 633 634
Carroll 1,735 1,948 1,856 2,085 2,055 1,936
Cecil 1,958 2,365 2,368 2,263 2,439 2,279
Charles 2,631 2,543 2,731 2,715 2,862 2,696
Dorchester 763 799 825 720 681 758
Frederick 3,234 3,105 3,107 3,100 3,082 3,126
Garrett 375 351 339 299 322 337
Harford 3,087 2,806 2,965 3,377 3,482 3,143
Howard 4,840 4,921 5,094 5,023 5,418 5,059
Kent 227 234 209 212 195 215
Montgomery 12,628 13,636 14,046 15,830 19,106 15,049
Prince George’s 18,542 19,988 20,013 22,116 22,660 20,664
Queen Anne’s 576 623 700 741 681 664
St. Mary’s 1,741 1,938 1,841 1,655 1,506 1,736
Somerset 371 338 405 387 420 384
Talbot 459 610 664 680 728 628
Washington 2,153 2,038 2,213 2,145 2,057 2,121
Wicomico 2,420 2,490 2,381 2,604 2,816 2,542
Worcester 1,705 1,751 1,852 1,817 1,789 1,783
*Statewide Agencies 407 432 387 385 519 426
State Total 112,384 113,772 114,871 118,583 125,771 117,076
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
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Motor Vehicle Theft
Automobiles78%
Other Vehicles,
12%
Trucks and Buses, 11%
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT Motor vehicle theft is defined as the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013, there were 13,429 motor vehicle thefts reported. This represents a seven percent decrease over 2012. Motor vehicle thefts accounted for nine percent of the property crime and seven percent of the crime index. In 2013, there were 226.5 motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 of population. ANALYSIS OF MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT During 2013, 78 percent of the motor vehicle thefts were automobiles, 11 percent were trucks and buses and 12 percent were other motor vehicles. There were 9,574 recovered vehicles accounting for 71 percent of the total reported stolen. In 2013, 1,357 motor vehicle thefts were cleared, with 20 percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 1,496 persons were arrested for motor vehicle theft during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for motor vehicle theft was 86 percent male, 14 percent female, 37 percent juvenile, 70 percent Black, 29 percent White and less than one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian. Law enforcement agencies reported a total value of $77,590,345 stolen in motor vehicle thefts. The value of recovered motor vehicles was $50,164,181, resulting in a loss of $27,426,164.
5 YEAR TREND
5 YEAR AVERAGE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Auto 11,775 10,425 10,234 11,291 12,848 14,079 Truck & Buses 2,584 1,420 1,992 2,818 3,065 3,625 Other 1,968 1,584 2,267 1,958 2,116 1,915
Total 16,327 13,429 14,493 16,067 18,029 19,619
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Motor Vehicle Theft by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 54 67 43 49 49 52
Anne Arundel 677 888 832 1,236 1,134 953
Baltimore 1,463 1,572 1,710 1,880 2,443 1,814
Baltimore City 4,462 3,987 4,207 4,421 4,632 4,342
Calvert 64 45 65 114 104 78
Caroline 22 40 34 50 42 38
Carroll 65 84 94 104 102 90
Cecil 111 138 175 195 248 173
Charles 192 186 280 290 272 244
Dorchester 19 49 48 38 26 36
Frederick 150 198 174 178 175 175
Garrett 23 25 22 26 14 22
Harford 131 206 207 236 251 206
Howard 254 313 374 389 393 345
Kent 10 9 16 21 13 14
Montgomery 913 1,073 1,278 1,530 1,824 1,324
Prince George’s 4,293 5,092 5,943 6,700 7,266 5,859
Queen Anne’s 22 29 43 28 30 30
St. Mary’s 119 87 133 103 115 111
Somerset 17 9 13 19 12 14
Talbot 11 18 31 22 19 20
Washington 166 214 153 191 182 181
Wicomico 111 108 111 139 169 128
Worcester 55 33 41 48 71 50
*Statewide Agencies 25 23 40 22 33 29
State Total 13,429 14,493 16,067 18,029 19,619 16,327
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
ARSON
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Type of Arsons
Mobile, 30%
Structures, 43%
Other Property, 27%
ARSON Arson is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. VOLUME AND RATE During 2013 there were 1,251 arsons reported. This represents an 11 percent decrease over 2012. In 2013, there were 21.1 arsons per 100,000 of population. Structures accounted for 43 percent, mobile accounted for 30 percent of the total number of arsons, while other property accounted for 27 percent. Residential comprised 61 percent of the structures at which arson was directed, with 19 percent of all targeted structural property being uninhabited. The estimated value of property damage was approximately 12 million dollars. In 2013, 295 arsons were cleared, with 40 percent of these clearances involving only juvenile offenders. A total of 394 persons were arrested for arson during 2013. A breakdown of persons arrested for arson was 82 percent male, 18 percent female, 43 percent juvenile, 43 percent Black, 56 percent White and one percent consisting of American Indian and Asian.
DISTRIBUTION OF TYPE OF PROPERTY
Classification Number of Offenses
Percent Distribution
Average Value
Percent Cleared
TOTAL STRUCTURAL 539 43% 17,295 32% Single Occupancy Residence 237 19% 25,688 35% Other Residential 91 7% 16,080 23% Storage 31 2% 4,126 23% Industrial/Manufacturing 8 1% 1,838 25% Other Commercial 45 4% 10,676 18% Community/Public 90 7% 10,099 50% All Other Structures 37 3% 6,461 16% TOTAL MOBILE 373 30% 7,370 12% Motor Vehicle 361 29% 7,238 12% Other Mobile Property 12 1% 11,342 8% OTHER 339 27% 495 24% GRAND TOTAL 1,251 100.0 9,783 24%
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ARSON Rate per 100,000 Population
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Arson by County 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year
Average Allegany 15 13 10 14 23 15
Anne Arundel 74 64 67 80 107 78
Baltimore 277 252 236 221 261 249
Baltimore City 200 249 307 321 347 285
Calvert 16 16 5 19 9 13
Caroline 7 10 9 10 21 11
Carroll 9 17 20 17 17 16
Cecil 21 45 32 52 47 39
Charles 34 36 35 40 35 36
Dorchester 15 11 1 13 12 10
Frederick 42 32 53 21 42 38
Garrett 2 3 2 5 4 3
Harford 29 38 51 41 49 42
Howard 53 62 57 58 73 61
Kent 3 1 5 8 6 5
Montgomery 122 235 207 187 226 195
Prince George’s 150 164 222 292 278 221
Queen Anne’s 7 10 10 15 19 12
St. Mary’s 18 15 23 25 23 21
Somerset 13 4 4 6 5 6
Talbot 0 6 7 8 4 5
Washington 92 43 50 53 36 55
Wicomico 29 31 29 31 39 32
Worcester 7 9 8 14 4 8
*Statewide Agencies 16 39 31 43 71 40
State Total 1,251 1,405 1,481 1,594 1,758 1,498
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
BACKGROUND The Domestic Violence Act of 1994 mandated that all law enforcement agencies in Maryland submit copies of incident reports involving domestic violence to the Maryland State Police. The Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program created a revised Domestic Violence (formerly known as Battered Spouse) data collection form. The new form allowed for the collection of more data based upon a revised definition of a domestic violence incident under the Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program guidelines. In 2012, HB1146/SB647 “Domestically Related Crimes” was signed into law to help improve the recording and tracking of domestic violence crimes. Maryland does not have a distinct crime of domestic violence, therefore, the new law helps law enforcement, advocates, prosecutors and judges better protect domestic violence victims and set more appropriate conditions for abusers. To better align with Maryland Law, the Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program expanded the definition of domestic violence to include ten additional relationships in calendar year 2013. Prior to 2013, the only reported relationships between domestic violence victims and offenders were husband, wife and cohabitant. The title of the reporting program was also changed to the Maryland Domestically Related Crime Reporting Program. Under the Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program the definition for a domestically related crime mirrors HB1146/SB647: “any crime committed by a suspect (respondent) against a victim who is a person eligible for relief, as defined in §4-501 of the Family Law Article or who had a sexual relationship with the suspect within 12 months before the commission of the crime. This also includes homosexual relationships.” A “person eligible for relief”, as defined in §4-501 of the Family Law Article includes:
The current or former spouse of the respondent;
A cohabitant of the respondent ;
A person related to the respondent by blood, marriage, or adoption;
A parent, stepparent, child, or stepchild of the respondent or the person eligible for relief who resides or resided with the respondent or person eligible for relief for at least 90 days within 1 year before the filing of the petition;
A vulnerable adult;
An individual who has a child in common with the respondent.
Prior to 1996, the statistical information collected was restricted to assaults to a domestic partner and excluded individuals of the same sex who were in an intimate relationship and who are cohabiting or have cohabited. The additional information now collected provides a more comprehensive report.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES Based on the previous definition of domestic violence, there were a total of 16,817 domestic violence crimes reported statewide in 2013, as compared to 17,615 crimes in 2012. This represents a 4.5 percent decrease in the number of domestic violence crimes. Due to the improved recording and tracking made possible by the 2012 legislation, an additional 10,968 domestically related crimes were reported in 2013, representing the inclusion of more types of domestic relationships. The breakdown is as follows:
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCETotal Number of Domestic Violence Incidents under the
Previous Definition of Domestic Violence
RELATIONSHIPS Domestic violence reporting includes the nature of the victim’s relationship with his or her abuser. The breakdown is as follows: 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 SPOUSE: Husband 2,088 2,064 1,974 1,889 1,866 Wife 5,543 5,233 4,843 4,883 4,761 Cohabitant Heterosexual Male 2,478 2,532 2,727 2,537 2,460 Heterosexual Female 8,086 7,754 8,261 7,868 7,342 Homosexual 361 348 404 438 388 SUBTOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *16,817 *Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
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RELATIONSHIPS REPORTED AS OF 2013 Sibling (brother or sister)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,636 Niece, Nephew, Aunt, Uncle Cousin, In-law
N/A N/A N/A N/A 562
Grandchild or Grandparent N/A N/A N/A N/A 232 Child (son or daughter) or Stepchild
N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,149
Parent or Stepparent N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,533 Vulnerable Adult N/A N/A N/A N/A 47 Individual with a child in common
N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,378
Heterosexual Male Intimate Partner**
N/A N/A N/A N/A 630
Heterosexual Female Intimate Partner
N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,651
Homosexual Intimate Partner N/A N/A N/A N/A 150
GRAND TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785 CRIME 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Homicide 20 18 23 22 54
Rape 41 53 36 39 98 Robbery 128 166 190 146 280 Assaults 17,343 16,513 16,846 16,269 25,188 Burglary 46 52 65 88 122 Larceny-Theft 73 103 113 91 236 Motor Vehicle Theft 10 16 19 28 20 Arson 7 7 7 4 14 Forgery 3 3 3 1 13 Fraud 2 2 1 7 12 Embezzlement 0 1 0 0 0 Malicious Destruction Of Property
118 118 149 155 377
Illegal Weapons 1 0 0 0 1 Sex Offenses 4 9 7 3 2 Drug Abuse Violation 1 0 1 1 136 Offenses Against Family & Children
514 624 526 484 906
Disorderly Conduct 3 2 2 4 1 All Other Offenses 242 244 221 273 325
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785 *Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland Law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52). **Note: “Intimate partner” refers to a victim who had a sexual relationship with the suspect within 12 months before the commission of the crime.
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ASSAULTS Assault is the most frequent type of domestic violence reported. Under the new Domestically Related Crime definition, there were a total of 25,188 domestic assaults in 2013. This represents 91 percent of all domestically related crimes. There were 4,760 domestic assaults reported as an “aggravate domestic violence assault,” which means an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. Aggravated assaults represented 19 percent of the total reported domestic assaults in 2013. 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Aggravated Firearm 183 165 141 167 229 Knife 767 758 731 715 1,075 Other Weapons 1,188 1,145 1,078 1,036 1,889 No Weapons 2,179 1,578 1,067 963 1,567 Non Aggravated Simple 13,022 12,864 13,821 13,384 20,422 Stalking 4 3 8 4 6
TOTAL 17,343 16,513 16,846 16,269 *25,188
MONTHLY OCCURRENCES 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 January 1,371 1,355 1,261 1,407 2,091 February 1,305 1,184 1,294 1,287 1,948 March 1,579 1,497 1,456 1,465 2,259 April 1,489 1,495 1,515 1,533 2,317 May 1,612 1,584 1,753 1,433 2,456 June 1,722 1,576 1,662 1,582 2,404 July 1,676 1,623 1,683 1,694 2,486 August 1,611 1,678 1,589 1,518 2,428 September 1,602 1,585 1,522 1,519 2,445 October 1,577 1,609 1,576 1,416 2,299 November 1,473 1,258 1,482 1,303 2,252 December 1,539 1,487 1,416 1,458 2,400
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785 *Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
Domestic Violence Assaults
Aggravated Strong-arm,
6%
Other Weapon,
7%
Knife, 4%
Non Aggravated
81%
Firearm,
1%
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DAY OF WEEK 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Sunday 3,401 3,388 3,291 3,360 4,807 Monday 2,405 2,398 2,453 2,346 3,877 Tuesday 2,389 2,217 2,180 2,191 3,660 Wednesday 2,272 2,137 2,317 2,236 3,623 Thursday 2,352 2,129 2,263 2,167 3,539 Friday 2,391 2,514 2,490 2,319 3,690 Saturday 3,346 3,148 3,215 2,996 4,589
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
HOUR OF DAY 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 12:00 A.M. 1,111 1,078 1,114 1,089 1,451 1:00 A.M. 1,050 986 932 1,020 1,182 2:00 A.M. 845 758 823 790 1,018 3:00 A.M. 628 545 647 603 786 4:00 A.M. 437 409 409 354 501 5:00 A.M. 336 271 314 245 400 6:00 A.M. 331 310 316 287 427 7:00 A.M. 432 331 398 373 584 8:00 A.M. 551 488 531 447 756 9:00 A.M. 570 554 504 521 903 10:00 A.M. 659 623 605 570 1,031 11:00 A.M. 687 632 670 627 1,091 12:00 Noon 665 690 693 645 1,124 1:00 P.M. 580 618 607 603 1,155 2:00 P.M. 616 589 548 586 1,146 3:00 P.M. 663 718 660 704 1,244 4:00 P.M. 733 743 766 763 1,290 5:00 P.M. 829 882 853 814 1,422 6:00 P.M. 984 982 937 889 1,559 7:00 P.M. 1,023 965 1,042 934 1,653 8:00 P.M. 1,127 1,165 1,183 1,086 1,817 9:00 P.M. 1,218 1,174 1,168 1,186 1,733 10:00 P.M. 1,242 1,201 1,236 1,185 1,790 11:00 P.M. 1,239 1,219 1,253 1,294 1,722
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785 Analysis In 2013, 46 percent of all domestic violence crimes reported occurred between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 1:00 A.M., inclusive. Thirty-four percent of domestic violent crimes reported occurred on Saturday and Sunday. When combining these two categories, this would indicate that an intensive period for domestic violence crimes occurs between 6:00 P.M. and 1:00 A.M. on Saturday and Sunday. *Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
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VICTIMS Age Fifty percent of the victims of domestic violence are between 25 to 44 years of age, inclusive. Sex 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Female 13,892 13,241 13,360 13,029 19,310 Male 4,664 4,690 4,849 4,586 8,475
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
Race 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 American Indian 7 7 7 8 27 Asian 174 201 219 167 309 Black 8,252 8,037 8,303 8,102 12,682 White 9,689 9,406 9,427 9,072 14,736 Other 434 280 253 266 31
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
HOUSEHOLD STATUS 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Living Together 14,865 14,543 14,474 13,937 19,516 Not Living Together 3,494 3,191 3,159 3,252 6,311 Unknown 197 197 576 426 1,958
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
*Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
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ALCOHOL AND DRUG INVOLVEMENT In domestic violence, reporting the use of alcohol, drugs or both by either the offender or victim are captured. 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Alcohol 5,181 4,862 5,120 4,882 6,330 Drugs 222 227 252 227 535 Alcohol & Drugs 175 144 154 133 254 None 7,304 6,839 7,611 7,499 10,828 Unknown 5,674 5,859 5,072 4,874 9,838
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
CIRCUMSTANCES 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Alcohol 668 617 616 650 967 Drug 195 219 209 176 351 Food or Cooking 160 142 138 149 292 Friends 164 156 182 174 222 Gambling 4 3 9 10 4 Household Chores 194 198 197 195 405 Infidelity 2,010 1,738 1,864 1,901 2,126 Job or Lack of Job 155 112 115 92 133 Mental Imbalance 94 87 104 95 354 Money 823 775 792 741 1,205 Offspring 1,061 926 991 950 1,465 Property 749 743 742 750 1,564 Relatives 152 122 173 125 300 Sex 178 175 178 154 246 Sports or Hobby 22 15 11 3 15 Television 67 71 63 36 83 Separation 467 486 433 473 613 Divorce 160 152 135 118 135 Reconciliation 44 61 41 23 54 Staying Out Late 321 280 276 238 300 Other 4,379 4,345 5,165 5,214 9,476 Unknown 6,489 6,508 5,775 5,348 7,475
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
*Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
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CLEARANCES There are two ways of clearing a case. One is by making an arrest and charging the person(s) with the offense. The second is known as an exceptional clearance. Exceptional clearance means the police know the identity and location of the person(s) who committed the offense and have enough information to arrest them. However, there is some reason beyond their control that prevents them from making the arrest. The arrest and exceptional clearances reported reflect the disposition at the time the domestic violence report form was forwarded to the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. These reports are not updated; therefore, other arrests and exceptional clearances may occur, but would not be reflected in the following totals. 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Arrest 8,772 8,615 8,590 8,058 11,098 Exceptional 5,596 5,374 5,644 4,677 8,649 Unknown 4,188 3,942 3,975 4,880 8,038
TOTAL 18,556 17,931 18,209 17,615 *27,785
During 2013, 71 percent of all domestic violence cases were cleared. A breakdown of the clearances in 2013 includes 40 percent by arrest, 31 percent by exceptional clearance and 29 percent unknown, compared to 46 percent by arrest, 27 percent by exceptional clearance and 28 percent unknown in 2012.
*Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
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Domestic Violence by County **2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Allegany 529 363 327 367 306
Anne Arundel 3,287 1,564 1,484 1,394 1,445
Baltimore 6,475 3,755 4,068 4,060 4,043
Baltimore City 3,383 3,593 4,161 3,932 3,827
Calvert 426 297 331 318 319
Caroline 142 148 153 143 151
Carroll 658 346 407 495 402
Cecil 573 354 424 366 390
Charles 1074 558 562 618 574
Dorchester 238 146 163 155 191
Frederick 1,363 626 580 619 757
Garrett 155 99 82 79 92
Harford 959 595 624 595 628
Howard 1,925 728 856 810 808
Kent 69 70 66 78 72
Montgomery 1,430 1,137 1,054 975 1,349
Prince George’s 2,489 1,238 908 937 1,073
Queen Anne’s 213 115 131 156 158
St. Mary’s 815 592 542 564 604
Somerset 125 88 119 87 89
Talbot 98 104 109 117 101
Washington 318 384 350 294 383
Wicomico 725 474 457 486 439
Worcester 313 241 243 284 350
*Statewide Agencies 3 0 8 2 5
State Total **27,785 17,615 18,209 17,931 18,556 *Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence. **Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
CRIME BREAKDOWN OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY VICTIM TYPE Classification Victim 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Of Offenses Sex Total All Crimes M 4,664 4,690 4,849 4,586 *8,475 F 13,892 13,241 13,360 31,029 *19,310 Homicide Total M 6 3 3 4 18 F 14 15 20 18 36 Rape Total M N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A F 41 53 36 39 98 Forcible M N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 F 36 45 29 33 79 Attempted M N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 F 5 8 7 6 19 Robbery Total M 9 13 15 8 24 F 119 153 175 138 256 Firearm M 0 0 0 1 3 F 2 6 3 6 8 Knife M 1 5 1 0 2 F 3 8 8 6 13 Other Dangerous Weapon M 3 2 5 3 1 F 2 13 7 3 9 Strong-arm M 5 6 9 4 18 F 112 126 157 123 226 Assault Total M 4,500 4,459 4,658 4,393 7,942 F 12,843 12,054 12,188 11,876 17,246 Aggravated Subtotal M 1,073 1,015 946 865 1,695 F 3,244 2,631 2,071 2,016 3,065 Firearm M 32 9 27 20 57 F 151 156 114 147 172 Knife M 383 374 374 352 544 F 384 384 357 363 531 Other Dangerous Weapon M 483 518 470 425 899 F 705 627 608 611 990
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CRIME BREAKDOWN OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY VICTIM TYPE
Classification Victim 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 of Offenses Sex No Weapon M 175 114 75 68 195 F 2,004 1,464 992 895 1,372 Non Aggravated Subtotal M 3,427 3,444 3,712 3,528 6,247 F 9,599 9,423 10,117 9,860 14,181 Simple M 3,427 3,444 3,712 3,527 6,246 F 9,595 9,420 10,109 9,857 14,176 Stalking M 0 0 0 1 1 F 4 3 8 3 5 Burglary Total M 6 9 9 12 17 F 40 43 56 76 105 Forcible M 1 6 6 7 12 F 24 31 39 40 72 Non Forcible M 5 3 2 5 4 F 13 7 7 24 24 Attempt M 0 0 1 0 1 F 3 5 10 12 9 Larceny-Theft Total M 19 23 20 28 56 F 54 80 93 63 180 Motor Vehicle Theft Total M 0 4 3 5 2 F 10 12 16 23 18 Automobiles M 0 4 2 5 2 F 10 11 16 21 16 Trucks and Buses M 0 0 1 0 0 F 0 0 0 1 0 All Other Vehicles M 0 0 0 0 0 F 0 1 0 1 2 Arson M 3 2 3 0 5 F 4 5 4 4 9
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CRIME BREAKDOWN OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY VICTIM TYPE Classification Victim 2009 2010 2011 2012 *2013 Of Offenses Sex Embezzlement M 0 1 0 0 0 F 0 0 0 0 0 Forgery M 1 2 2 0 8 F 2 1 1 1 5 Fraud, Bad Checks, M 1 2 0 4 2 False Pretense F 1 0 1 3 10 Malicious Destruction M 35 39 39 42 122 Of Property F 83 79 110 113 255 Illegal Weapons M 0 0 0 0 0 F 1 0 0 0 1 Sex Offense M 0 0 0 0 41 (Except Rape) F 4 9 7 3 97 Drugs Total M 1 0 0 0 0 F 0 0 1 1 0 Offense Against Family M 55 95 76 54 179 (Desertion, Non-Support, etc.) F 459 529 450 430 727 Disorderly Conduct M 1 0 0 0 0 F 2 2 2 4 1 All Other Offenses M 27 37 21 36 59 (Not specified above) F 215 207 200 237 266
*Note: In 2013, domestic violence data reporting was expanded to include additional relationships and reflect changes in Maryland law. This change explains the increase in the total number of Domestically Related Crimes reported (see page 52).
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CARJACKING VIOLENCE
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CARJACKING
Since 1992, the UCR Program has collected data on a type of robbery popularly called “carjacking”. A definition was developed to identify the term “carjacking”. The definition is:
“Carjacking” is a robbery or attempted robbery where the primary objective is to obtain the victim’s motor vehicle and the victim is in the vehicle or in very close proximity to the vehicle”.
In 2013, there were 330 carjackings representing a 30 percent decrease over the 473 carjackings reported in 2012. Additionally, 68 Motor vehicle robberies were reported that did not meet the carjacking definition, including 2 unfounded carjackings. VICTIMS There were 358 victims of carjackings reported in 2013. By gender, the 358 victims of carjackings were made up of 68 percent male and 32 percent female. This report only captures details on four victims per carjacking. Blacks accounted for 68 percent of the carjacking victims, 26 percent white and all other races combined equaled 6 percent. The following reflects the sex, race, age and injures of the reported victims: Sex 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Female 194 173 126 171 116 Male 508 440 352 357 242 Unknown 4 2 2 1 0
TOTAL 706 615 480 529 358
Race 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 American Indian 2 0 0 1 2 Asian 17 13 10 3 7 Black 486 433 315 371 244 White 180 158 137 138 93 Unknown 21 11 18 16 12
TOTAL 706 615 480 529 358
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Age The ages of the victims ranged from 10 to 87, with 56 percent being from 18 to 40 years of age. Injuries 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Homicide 1 1 0 1 1 Serious 21 21 20 10 8 Slight 120 109 95 93 76 None 280 454 318 396 250 Unknown 284 30 47 29 23
TOTAL 706 615 480 529 358
OFFENDERS This report only captures details on four offenders per carjacking. In 2013, there were 541 detailed offenders involved in carjackings. In 2 of the carjackings there were more than four offenders, thus leaving 2 offenders without details to report. By gender, the detailed perpetrators of carjackings were 93 percent male, 4 percent female and 3 percent unknown. The carjacking offenders were 91 percent black, 5 percent white, and 4 percent for all other races combined with the unknown. The following reflects the sex, race and age of the reported offenders: Sex 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Female 37 43 23 25 20 Male 992 898 710 766 505 Unknown 46 54 28 14 16
TOTAL 1075 995 761 805 541
Race 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 American Indian 0 0 0 0 1 Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Black 912 889 679 745 490 White 67 39 41 42 27 Unknown 96 67 41 18 23
TOTAL 1,075 995 761 805 541
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Age The ages of the offenders ranged from 10 to 59, with 48 percent being between 16 to 25 years of age inclusive. WEAPONS 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Handgun 378 333 267 299 190 Rifle 2 5 0 0 1 Shotgun 21 11 5 8 3 Unknown Firearm 19 16 4 4 0 Gun Threats 7 2 8 2 7 BB/Air Gun 1 0 1 0 4 Pellet Gun 0 0 0 1 0 Knife 25 30 30 26 18 Sharp Object 1 3 5 2 4 Blunt Instrument 9 12 2 7 4 Other 9 3 4 5 9 None 143 113 108 114 85 Unknown 17 11 1 5 5
TOTAL 632 539 435 473 330
Carjackings in which firearms were used accounted for 59 percent or 194 offenses. The handgun was the predominant choice of firearm, accounting for 58 percent or 190 of all carjackings. ACCOSTING SITUATION This element was designed to capture the situation at the point of the confrontation. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Car Malfunction Ruse 1 2 5 3 1 Hitchhiking Passenger 15 10 9 12 10 Parked 465 322 291 307 215 Staged Accident 2 9 2 1 4 Stopped for Pedestrian 2 9 10 5 3 Stopped for Traffic 1 4 2 3 6 Stopped for Traffic Device 29 31 33 31 17 Stopped for Hitchhiker 2 1 1 1 0 Other 98 137 73 98 68 Unknown 15 12 9 12 6
TOTAL 630 537 435 473 330
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LOCATION Location describes the type of area where the vehicle was at the time of the robbery. The robberies occurred at the following location type: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Gas Station 48 31 31 41 20 Intersection 66 80 54 55 33 Not Intersection 235 179 176 173 127 Parking Lot-Apartment 89 75 52 60 43 Parking Lot-Church 1 1 1 1 0 Parking Lot-Public 14 19 9 13 5 Parking Lot - Shopping
Center
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47
33
37
32 Parking Lot – Other 28 26 29 21 17 Garage Public Parking 2 3 0 0 3 Residential Driveway 42 41 29 30 23 Other 34 27 13 31 22 Unknown 10 8 8 11 5
TOTAL 630 537 435 473 330
MONTHLY OCCURRENCES 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 January 55 45 25 34 27 February 43 21 23 24 19 March 38 37 31 34 22 April 49 45 29 40 25 May 61 53 38 38 25 June 66 37 40 45 30 July 56 41 52 42 29 August 68 53 39 54 51 September 45 42 35 35 15 October 56 58 40 32 29 November 55 40 42 51 23 December 38 65 41 44 35
TOTAL 630 537 435 473 330
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DAY OF WEEK 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Sunday 123 69 73 64 49 Monday 75 76 73 86 55 Tuesday 72 87 64 76 45 Wednesday 75 65 55 63 38 Thursday 79 62 51 56 41 Friday 98 85 49 56 48 Saturday 108 93 70 72 54
TOTAL 630 537 435 473 330
HOUR OF DAY 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 12:00 A.M. 54 51 30 36 16 1:00 A.M. 37 30 26 34 27 2:00 A.M. 48 36 29 26 23 3:00 A.M. 30 26 16 24 15 4:00 A.M. 33 20 13 14 4 5:00 A.M. 11 21 16 11 3 6:00 A.M. 9 6 8 7 11 7:00 A.M. 8 5 8 7 9 8:00 A.M. 7 8 12 12 8 9:00 A.M. 6 8 5 10 8 10:00 A.M. 13 9 12 13 6 11:00 A.M. 15 7 6 9 10 12:00 Noon 16 15 7 14 7 1:00 P.M. 11 8 16 10 9 2:00 P.M. 17 17 17 15 13 3:00 P.M. 24 18 17 19 11 4:00 P.M. 13 19 13 19 2 5:00 P.M. 16 20 12 7 14 6:00 P.M. 28 13 15 16 17 7:00 P.M. 26 25 24 24 14 8:00 P.M. 39 38 28 28 27 9:00 P.M. 42 35 29 36 25 10:00 P.M. 45 43 41 31 22 11:00 P.M. 82 59 35 51 29
TOTAL 630 537 435 473 330
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Analysis In 2013, 54 percent of all carjacking crimes occurred between the hours of 6:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M., inclusive. Thirty-one percent of carjacking crimes occurred during Saturday and Sunday. When combining these two categories, this would indicate that an intensive period for carjacking crimes occurs between 6:00 P.M. and 1:00 A.M. on Saturday and Sunday. CLEARANCES An offense is cleared or solved for crime reporting purposes by either arrest or exceptional means. As with the domestic violence offenses, the carjacking clearances are not updated. The totals in the “None” category appear higher due to collection limitations as ongoing investigations are continuing and may clear a carjacking offense at a later time. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Arrest 89 102 81 75 56 Exceptional 8 6 8 8 3 None 528 424 340 383 263 Unknown 5 5 6 7 8
TOTAL 630 537 435 473 330
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Carjacking by County
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 5 Year Average
Allegany 1 0 1 0 1 1
Anne Arundel 21 25 21 21 30 24
Baltimore 39 58 37 43 53 46
Baltimore City 129 176 181 168 204 172
Calvert 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caroline 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll 1 0 0 0 1 0
Cecil 0 2 3 2 3 2
Charles 4 1 1 5 9 4
Dorchester 0 0 0 2 1 1
Frederick 1 3 4 4 3 3
Garrett 0 1 0 0 0 0
Harford 3 1 1 3 4 2
Howard 4 8 6 3 9 6
Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montgomery 14 10 15 15 24 16
Prince George’s 110 183 162 267 286 202
Queen Anne’s 0 0 1 1 0 0
St. Mary’s 1 1 0 1 0 1
Somerset 0 1 0 0 1 0
Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 0
Washington 0 1 1 0 0 0
Wicomico 1 1 0 1 1 1
Worcester 1 1 1 0 0 1
*Statewide Agencies 0 0 0 0 0 0
State Total 330 473 435 537 630 481
*Statewide agencies report offenses but do not identify county of occurrence.
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INDEX OFFENSE DATA
The tables contained within this section were designed to provide quick reference to statistical crime information relative to the different reporting areas of the State of Maryland. The tables are broken down by Region. Within each Region information is listed in County name sequence and is further detailed to show the activity experienced by individual police agencies. The general identifying descriptions which indicate the reporting areas are listed and defined as follows:
Regional Total - This line indicates the total activity of all the Counties within the indicated Region.
County Total - This line indicates the total activity of all reporting Agencies
within the indicated County. Sheriff - This line indicates the total activity reported by Sheriff’s
Offices. This includes activity which may have occurred within the corporate limits of towns in that County.
County Police - This line indicates the total activity reported by County Police Departments Departments. This includes activity which may have occurred in the corporate limits of towns in that County. State Police - This line indicates the total activity reported by all State
Police installations within the indicated reported area. This includes activity which may have occurred within the corporate limits of towns in that County.
Municipal - This line indicates the total activity reported by the Police specified police departments and includes only those crimes Departments which were handled by that department.
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There are five regions used in the Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program which are listed below.
Region I – Eastern Shore
Caroline County Cecil County Dorchester County Kent County Queen Anne’s County Somerset County Talbot County Wicomico County Worcester County
Region II – Southern Maryland
Calvert County Charles County St. Mary’s County Region III – Western Maryland
Allegany County Carroll County Frederick County Garrett County Washington County Region IV – Washington Metropolitan
Montgomery County Prince George’s County Region V – Baltimore Metropolitan
Anne Arundel County Baltimore City Baltimore County Harford County Howard County
Crime Rates for the individual agencies are not calculated in the following table because of overlapping jurisdictions in many cities of municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies. This table contains the offenses as reported by the individual agencies with crime rates for the county and region totals.
MUNICIPALITY
MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATES
CRIME
RATE
Region I
Caroline County
DENTON 2012 4,337.1 193 0 3 6 7 47 123 7
2013 6,633.0 289 0 1 4 8 34 241 1
% Change 52.9 49.7
FEDERALSBURG 2012 4,822.3 133 1 4 1 38 30 58 1
2013 4,696.2 126 0 0 2 40 16 64 4
% Change -2.6 -5.3
GOLDSBORO 2012 1,214.6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
GREENSBORO 2012 3,496.1 68 0 1 1 2 23 39 2
2013 3,442.8 65 0 1 1 7 18 38 0
% Change -1.5 -4.4
HENDERSON 2012 684.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
HILLSBORO 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
MARYDEL 2012 704.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2013 724.6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
% Change 2.9 0.0
PRESTON 2012 413.8 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
RIDGELY 2012 5,454.5 90 0 0 2 7 18 60 3
2013 3,669.2 59 0 0 2 8 10 38 1
% Change -32.7 -34.4
CECIL COUNTY
CECILTON 2012 148.6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
CHARLESTOWN 2012 1,583.3 19 0 0 1 1 8 7 2
2013 1,511.3 18 0 0 1 4 7 5 1
% Change -4.5 -5.3
CHESAPEAKE CITY 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 145.6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
ELKTON 2012 9,725.1 1,525 2 15 50 159 236 1,029 34
2013 8,311.5 1,299 0 12 52 159 193 853 30
% Change -14.5 -14.8
NORTH EAST 2012 4,840.0 180 0 1 6 6 18 139 10
2013 3,772.0 139 0 1 2 4 15 108 9
% Change -22.1 -22.8
PERRYVILLE 2012 3,115.8 138 0 1 5 3 20 101 8
2013 3,203.8 141 0 -1 4 9 24 96 9
% Change 2.8 2.2
M/V THEFTTOTAL
OFFENSES
Crime rates for individual cities and towns are listed in the following table. The rates for many cities are based on combined
data reported by municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies due to overlapping jurisdiction. For the purpose of this
report, data for cities lying in several counties has been shown in only on county.
MURDER RAPE ROBBERYAGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
PORT DEPOSIT 2012 2,714.9 18 0 0 0 2 3 12 1
2013 1,826.5 12 0 0 1 1 2 8 0
% Change -32.7 -33.3
RISING SUN 2012 2,832.9 80 0 0 1 3 12 64 0
2013 1,322.2 38 0 0 1 3 8 26 0
% Change -53.3 -52.5
DORCHESTER COUNTY
CAMBRIDGE 2012 6,696.6 834 1 9 33 85 126 554 26
2013 5,826.0 730 0 2 31 86 95 510 6
% Change -13.0 -12.5
CHURCH CREEK 2012 800.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
EAST NEW MARKET 2012 500.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2013 253.8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
% Change -49.2 -50.0
GALESTOWN 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
HURLOCK 2012 5,111.2 108 0 1 2 7 53 42 3
2013 2,378.6 49 0 0 0 4 17 26 2
% Change -53.5 -54.6
VIENNA 2012 359.7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
KENT COUNTY
BETTERTON 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 295.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
CHESTERTOWN 2012 3,298.8 175 0 2 14 20 26 109 4
2013 3,181.7 172 0 0 13 14 36 105 4
% Change -3.6 -1.7
GALENA 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
*MILLINGTON 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
ROCK HALL 2012 1,812.7 24 0 0 0 1 10 13 0
2013 1,741.1 23 0 0 3 2 3 14 1
% Change -3.9 -4.2
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
BARCLAY 2012 813.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
CENTREVILLE 2012 1,325.4 58 0 0 1 1 11 43 2
2013 1,843.2 83 0 0 5 1 21 54 2
% Change 39.1 43.1
CHURCH HILL 2012 805.4 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 0
2013 2,133.3 16 0 0 1 3 7 5 0
% Change 164.9 166.7
*Although Millington lies in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties, for purposes of this report data for the entire city has been shown in Kent County.
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
*QUEEN ANNE 2012 2,702.7 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
2013 905.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
% Change -66.5 -66.7
QUEENSTOWN 2012 447.1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2013 455.2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
% Change 1.8 0.0
SUDLERSVILLE 2012 1,372.5 7 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
2013 2,161.1 11 0 0 0 1 7 3 0
% Change 57.5 57.1
TEMPLEVILLE 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 729.9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
SOMERSET COUNTY
CRISFIELD 2012 1,864.0 51 2 0 4 7 7 31 0
2013 2,070.8 55 0 0 4 10 3 38 0
% Change 11.1 7.8
PRINCESS ANNE 2012 5,907.3 195 0 4 0 24 47 117 3
2013 6,238.6 206 0 3 5 14 37 140 7
% Change 5.6 5.6
TALBOT COUNTY
EASTON 2012 3,135.4 508 0 7 13 36 96 350 6
2013 2,206.8 369 0 6 15 20 74 252 2
% Change -29.6 -27.4
OXFORD 2012 605.1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
2013 1,097.2 7 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
% Change 81.3 75.0
ST. MICHAEL'S 2012 6,698.6 70 0 2 1 7 10 49 1
2013 4,818.1 49 0 0 0 2 6 40 1
% Change -28.1 -30.0
TRAPPE 2012 2,283.1 25 0 3 0 3 1 17 1
2013 2,349.6 25 0 0 0 4 3 18 0
% Change 2.9 0.0
WICOMICO COUNTY
DELMAR 2012 2,691.2 82 1 1 2 8 20 45 5
2013 3,216.3 98 0 0 1 9 27 60 1
% Change 19.5 19.5
FRUITLAND 2012 5,489.2 271 0 2 1 16 35 214 3
2013 5,254.0 271 0 3 5 13 18 232 0
% Change -4.3 0.0
HEBRON 2012 1,743.1 19 0 0 1 2 6 9 1
2013 909.9 10 0 0 1 1 1 7 0
% Change -47.8 -47.4
MARDELA SPRINGS 2012 4,023.0 14 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
2013 1,709.4 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
% Change -57.5 -57.1
PITTSVILLE 2012 1,124.4 16 0 0 1 1 5 9 0
2013 1,673.6 24 0 0 2 0 7 15 0
% Change 48.8 50.0
SALISBURY 2012 7,466.2 2,276 1 18 119 230 339 1,516 53
2013 6,894.7 2,173 0 17 100 210 339 1,454 53
% Change -7.7 -4.5
*Although Queen Anne lies in Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties, for purposes of this report, data for the entire city has been shown in Queen Anne's County.
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
SHARPTOWN 2012 1,529.1 10 0 0 0 0 4 5 1
2013 458.7 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
% Change -70.0 -70.0
WILLARDS 2012 1,247.4 12 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
2013 1,543.2 15 0 0 0 0 11 4 0
% Change 23.7 25.0
WORCESTER COUNTY
BERLIN 2012 2,801.1 127 0 1 2 5 28 90 1
2013 2,200.9 101 0 0 1 4 28 68 0
% Change -21.4 -20.5
OCEAN CITY 2012 20,936.1 1,503 0 12 21 60 211 1,183 16
2013 18,430.7 1,306 2 11 20 50 154 1,036 33
% Change -12.0 -13.1
POCOMOKE CITY 2012 4,775.4 202 0 1 1 13 35 151 1
2013 5,542.2 231 0 0 3 45 17 164 2
% Change 16.1 14.4
SNOW HILL 2012 2,589.5 55 0 0 0 8 13 32 2
2013 3,742.3 79 0 1 1 11 16 49 1
% Change 44.5 43.6
REGION II
CALVERT COUNTY
CHESAPEAKE BEACH 2012 3,006.2 174 0 0 2 7 25 137 3
2013 2,079.0 121 0 2 2 4 11 100 2
% Change -30.8 -30.5
NORTH BEACH 2012 2,766.6 55 0 0 3 6 11 34 1
2013 2,755.5 55 0 0 0 1 7 45 2
% Change -0.4 0.0
CHARLES COUNTY
INDIAN HEAD 2012 1,789.4 70 0 2 2 10 16 38 2
2013 2,869.6 112 0 1 6 25 25 49 6
% Change 60.4 60.0
LA PLATA 2012 4,074.8 366 1 3 13 37 34 272 6
2013 4,174.0 377 1 1 7 50 56 256 6
% Change 2.4 3.0
PORT TOBACCO 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
ST. MARY'S COUNTY
LEONARDTOWN 2012 4,965.2 150 0 0 1 10 9 127 3
2013 2,995.7 97 0 1 0 3 11 82 0
% Change -39.7 -35.3
REGION III
ALLEGANY COUNTY
BARTON 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
CUMBERLAND 2012 7,555.3 1,582 0 15 27 124 317 1,069 30
2013 7,328.6 1,502 1 20 44 95 323 992 27
% Change -3.0 -5.1
FROSTBURG 2012 3,580.5 324 0 1 5 8 78 229 3
2013 3,192.2 279 0 5 4 13 48 207 2
% Change -10.8 -13.9
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
LONACONING 2012 245.9 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2013 85.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
% Change -65.1 -66.7
LUKE 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
MIDLAND 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
WESTERNPORT 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
CARROL COUNTY
HAMPSTEAD 2012 1,204.4 77 0 1 1 2 12 60 1
2013 1,357.3 86 0 6 2 3 14 60 1
% Change 12.7 11.7
MANCHESTER 2012 967.3 47 0 1 0 2 7 35 2
2013 728.3 35 0 0 1 6 11 16 1
% Change -24.7 -25.5
*MT. AIRY 2012 1,465.4 137 0 0 1 6 28 97 5
2013 1,220.6 114 1 0 1 4 8 96 4
% Change -16.7 -16.8
NEW WINDSOR 2012 425.2 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
2013 1,006.5 14 0 0 2 3 2 7 0
% Change 136.7 133.3
SYKESVILLE 2012 1,160.2 52 0 0 1 5 9 37 0
2013 651.2 29 0 0 1 4 4 16 4
% Change -43.9 -44.2
TANEYTOWN 2012 1,661.5 113 0 1 1 7 10 93 1
2013 1,263.0 85 0 3 0 8 12 61 1
% Change -24.0 -24.8
UNION BRIDGE 2012 1,321.1 13 0 0 0 2 1 10 0
2013 1,954.7 19 0 1 0 3 8 7 0
% Change 48.0 46.2
WESTMINSTER 2012 4,987.8 937 0 7 23 103 110 678 16
2013 5,286.6 985 2 6 15 76 118 758 10
% Change 6.0 5.1
FREDERICK COUNTY
BRUNSWICK 2012 1,845.7 111 0 0 1 5 16 88 1
2013 1,398.5 85 0 0 0 8 15 62 0
% Change -24.2 -23.4
BURKITTSVILLE 2012 649.4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2013 1,923.1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
% Change 196.2 200.0
EMMITSBURG 2012 173.6 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2013 408.9 13 0 0 0 4 4 5 0
% Change 135.5 160.0
FREDERICK 2012 3,415.8 2,282 1 26 106 249 245 1,527 128
2013 3,185.5 2,125 1 7 98 223 227 1,508 61
% Change -6.7 -6.9
MIDDLETOWN 2012 190.6 8 0 0 0 4 1 3 0
2013 141.3 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1
% Change -25.9 -25.0
*Although Mt. Airy lies in Carroll, Frederick and Howard Counties, for purposes of this report data data for the entire city has been shown in Carroll County.
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
MYERSVILLE 2012 242.4 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2013 178.8 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
% Change -26.3 -25.0
NEW MARKET 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 147.9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
ROSEMONT 2012 336.7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change -100.0 -100.0
THURMONT 2012 965.2 61 0 0 1 6 15 38 1
2013 1,530.1 98 0 0 2 9 32 54 1
% Change 58.5 60.7
WALKERSVILLE 2012 1,190.1 70 0 0 3 1 21 43 2
2013 1,156.0 69 0 0 3 5 16 44 1
% Change -2.9 -1.4
WOODSBORO 2012 345.1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
2013 850.3 10 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
% Change 146.4 150.0
GARRETT COUNTY
ACCIDENT 2012 923.1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
2013 934.6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
% Change 1.2 0.0
DEER PARK 2012 4,010.0 16 0 0 0 1 4 9 2
2013 2,544.5 10 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
% Change -36.5 -37.5
FRIENDSVILLE 2012 1,428.6 7 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
2013 2,479.3 12 0 0 0 5 2 5 0
% Change 73.6 71.4
GRANTSVILLE 2012 1,295.3 10 0 0 0 2 1 7 0
2013 1,578.9 12 0 0 0 2 5 4 1
% Change 21.9 20.0
KITZMILLER 2012 934.6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
2013 1,261.8 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
% Change 35.0 33.3
LOCH LYNN HEIGHTS 2012 3,266.8 18 0 0 0 4 3 11 0
2013 2,573.5 14 0 0 0 9 1 4 0
% Change -21.2 -22.2
MT. LAKE PARK 2012 3,159.4 66 0 0 2 4 18 40 2
2013 2,623.0 56 0 0 0 13 11 29 3
% Change -17.0 -15.2
OAKLAND 2012 5,821.7 113 1 0 0 5 13 91 3
2013 5,959.9 113 0 1 2 13 12 83 2
% Change 2.4 0.0
WASHINGTON COUNTY
BOONSBORO 2012 679.3 23 0 0 0 3 5 14 1
2013 1,041.4 36 0 0 1 1 8 23 3
% Change 53.3 56.5
CLEAR SPRING 2012 3,611.1 13 0 0 1 0 7 5 0
2013 1,120.4 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
% Change -69.0 -69.2
FUNKSTOWN 2012 1,980.2 18 0 0 1 1 3 9 4
2013 2,485.9 22 0 0 1 2 4 15 0
% Change 25.5 22.2
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
HAGERSTOWN 2012 4,139.0 1,667 3 11 75 109 310 1,031 128
2013 4,306.8 1,760 5 10 101 129 378 1,064 73
% Change 4.1 5.6
HANCOCK 2012 2,551.0 40 0 2 1 6 11 19 1
2013 2,560.8 40 0 0 0 1 7 32 0
% Change 0.4 0.0
KEEDYSVILLE 2012 949.9 11 0 0 0 0 1 10 0
2013 258.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
% Change -72.8 -72.7
SHARPSBURG 2012 1,269.4 9 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
2013 1,549.3 11 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
% Change 22.1 22.2
SMITHSBURG 2012 1,324.5 40 0 0 0 5 7 26 2
2013 1,204.4 36 0 0 0 1 10 23 2
% Change -9.1 -10.0
WILLIAMSPORT 2012 2,397.4 52 0 0 2 12 9 27 2
2013 2,899.9 62 0 0 3 8 16 32 3
% Change 21.0 19.2
REGION IV
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
TOWN OF 2012 2,606.0 75 0 0 1 0 7 63 4
CHEVY CHASE 2013 1,444.8 42 0 0 0 0 3 38 1
% Change -44.6 -44.0
CHEVY CHASE 2012 2,639.4 53 0 0 0 0 4 47 2
VILLAGE 2013 2,420.9 49 0 0 0 0 4 40 5
% Change -8.3 -7.5
GAITHERSBURG 2012 2,803.6 1,728 1 9 76 98 199 1,281 64
2013 2,105.1 1,341 1 9 50 78 168 972 63
% Change -24.9 -22.4
GARRETT PARK 2012 2,967.4 30 0 0 2 0 3 23 2
2013 880.6 9 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
% Change -70.3 -70.0
KENSINGTON 2012 2,351.4 53 1 1 2 0 6 41 2
2013 1,590.1 36 0 0 1 0 5 30 0
% Change -32.4 -32.1
POOLESVILLE 2012 945.1 47 0 0 1 0 12 33 1
2013 1,010.1 51 0 0 0 2 14 32 3
% Change 6.9 8.5
ROCKVILLE 2012 2,000.4 1,279 0 8 44 50 184 939 54
2013 1,790.6 1,143 0 7 45 41 170 827 53
% Change -10.5 -10.6
SOMERSET 2012 2,421.3 30 0 0 0 0 6 24 0
2013 1,755.8 22 0 0 0 0 6 16 0
% Change -27.5 -26.7
TAKOMA PARK 2012 3,206.3 551 0 1 42 17 73 364 54
2013 3,049.2 529 1 2 37 20 125 302 42
% Change -4.9 -4.0
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
BERWYN HEIGHTS 2012 2,011.9 64 1 0 5 4 14 38 2
2013 1,938.7 62 0 0 7 2 17 34 2
% Change -3.6 -3.1
BLADENSBURG 2012 7,788.0 726 2 5 67 52 132 340 128
2013 6,801.0 638 1 5 63 55 127 293 94
% Change -12.7 -12.1
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
BOWIE 2012 1,865.0 1,040 1 1 39 41 177 720 61
2013 1,763.4 996 0 7 31 33 157 701 67
% Change -5.4 -4.2
BRENTWOOD 2012 3,221.6 100 0 0 6 15 27 40 12
2013 2,920.4 91 0 0 4 12 22 43 10
% Change -9.4 -9.0
CAPITOL HEIGHTS 2012 3,417.1 151 0 0 13 30 28 57 23
2013 3,658.8 163 0 0 9 34 35 41 44
% Change 7.1 7.9
CHEVERLY 2012 2,527.4 159 0 1 10 15 19 91 23
2013 3,367.6 213 0 1 13 17 24 131 27
% Change 33.2 34.0
COLLEGE PARK 2012 3,853.4 1,190 0 4 43 48 144 831 120
2013 4,014.4 1,263 1 5 23 45 183 914 92
% Change 4.2 6.1
COLMAR MANOR 2012 4,402.5 63 0 0 5 5 7 34 12
2013 6,406.7 92 0 1 4 11 5 61 10
% Change 45.5 46.0
COTTAGE CITY 2012 4,665.2 62 0 1 6 2 10 31 12
2013 3,286.0 44 0 0 1 4 10 22 7
% Change -29.6 -29.0
DISTRICT HEIGHTS 2012 3,513.8 209 3 2 11 24 37 100 32
2013 3,493.8 209 1 0 13 21 43 105 26
% Change -0.6 0.0
EAGLE HARBOR 2012 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Change N/A N/A
EDMONSTON 2012 5,914.3 87 0 0 4 1 18 55 9
2013 4,922.5 73 0 0 1 6 10 46 10
% Change -16.8 -16.1
FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS 2012 6,106.4 93 1 1 8 8 19 40 16
2013 5,287.2 81 0 1 15 6 15 29 15
% Change -13.4 -12.9
FOREST HEIGHTS 2012 4,088.2 102 0 0 8 5 40 37 12
2013 4,632.6 116 0 0 4 14 44 42 12
% Change 13.3 13.7
GLEN ARDEN 2012 1,979.4 121 1 2 5 4 23 78 8
2013 2,060.7 127 0 0 5 11 27 68 16
% Change 4.1 5.0
GREENBELT 2012 4,994.5 1,174 1 6 69 41 247 672 138
2013 4,092.1 969 0 5 67 38 192 559 108
% Change -18.1 -17.5
HYATTSVILLE 2012 7,384.4 1,321 0 9 76 22 139 997 78
2013 6,844.9 1,229 0 1 58 23 118 964 65
% Change -7.3 -7.0
LANDOVER HILLS 2012 6,162.8 106 0 2 4 4 13 68 15
2013 5,518.0 98 0 0 7 6 15 55 15
% Change -10.5 -7.5
LAUREL 2012 3,778.7 967 0 1 51 90 127 606 92
2013 3,867.6 993 0 4 68 78 146 615 82
% Change 2.4 2.7
MORNINGSIDE 2012 6,888.1 141 0 0 10 7 21 90 13
2013 4,148.4 85 0 0 5 8 23 35 14
% Change -39.8 -39.7
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MUNICIPALITY CRIME RATESCRIME
RATEM/V THEFT
TOTAL
OFFENSESMURDER RAPE ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT
LARCENY
THEFT
BREAKING OR
ENTERING
MT. RAINIER 2012 4,347.8 358 1 1 44 32 63 150 67
2013 4,184.8 346 0 2 40 17 65 176 46
% Change -3.7 -3.4
NEW CARROLLTON 2012 2,288.5 283 1 0 24 15 58 156 29
2013 2,745.7 342 2 2 25 29 43 198 43
% Change 20.0 20.8
NORTH BRENTWOOD 2012 3,036.1 16 0 0 3 2 2 8 1
2013 1,323.3 7 0 0 1 0 4 1 1
% Change -56.4 -56.3
RIVERDALE PARK 2012 3,217.2 228 1 0 19 22 28 131 27
2013 2,666.3 190 0 1 18 37 30 81 23
% Change -17.1 -16.7
SEAT PLEASANT 2012 7,000.9 324 2 2 31 40 48 153 48
2013 5,458.8 254 1 3 34 27 38 115 36
% Change -22.0 -21.6
UNIVERSITY PARK 2012 2,196.5 57 0 0 1 0 11 40 5
2013 3,572.8 93 0 0 1 1 24 60 7
% Change 62.7 63.2
UPPER MARLBORO 2012 2,950.3 19 0 0 1 1 3 14 0
2013 3,912.4 25 0 0 1 0 1 20 3
% Change 32.6 31.6
REGION V
BALTIMORE CITY 2012 6,148.5 38,457 216 317 3,635 4,657 7,796 17,849 3,987
2013 6,422.0 39,988 233 298 3,755 4,471 7,440 19,329 4,462
% Change 4.4 4.0
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
ANNAPOLIS 2012 3,156.3 1,239 2 4 54 117 185 795 82
2013 3,216.1 1,243 4 7 63 94 169 840 66
% Change 1.9 0.3
HARFORD COUNTY
ABERDEEN 2012 3,544.2 539 0 7 34 34 92 338 34
2013 3,697.1 556 0 4 20 26 77 413 16
% Change 4.3 3.2
BEL AIR 2012 3,947.5 406 1 1 4 34 27 331 8
2013 3,994.6 412 0 2 11 34 44 316 5
% Change 1.2 1.5
HAVRE DE GRACE 2012 3,022.9 398 0 3 8 20 73 281 13
2013 3,155.9 427 0 3 11 21 54 321 17
% Change 4.4 7.3
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ARREST DATA
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ARREST DATA
The Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program requires the submission of monthly reports of persons arrested in the State. A record of arrest activity for both Part I and Part II crimes are received from state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies showing the age, sex and race of persons arrested. Traffic arrests, except Driving While Intoxicated, are not reported. A total of 245,505 arrests for Part I and Part II criminal offenses were reported during 2013. In 2012, there were 260,783 arrests which represent’s a six percent decrease. Based on 2013 population estimates, there were 4,140.9 arrests per 100,000 of population in Maryland. The arrest rate for 2012 was 4,431.6, representing a seven percent arrest rate decrease. A person is counted on the monthly arrest report each time they are arrested. This means that a person may be arrested several times during a given month and would be counted each time. However, a person is counted only once each time regardless of the number of crimes or charges involved. A juvenile is counted as “arrested” when the circumstances are such that, if the juvenile was an adult, an arrest would have been counted or when police or other official action is taken beyond a mere interview, warning or admonishment. Arrest figures do not indicate the number of individuals arrested or summoned since, as stated above, one person may be arrested several times during the month. However, arrest information is useful in measuring the extent of law enforcement activities in a given geographic area, as well as providing an index for measuring the involvement in criminal acts by the age, sex and race of perpetrators. During 2013, 18 percent of all reported arrests were for Crime Index Offenses, the same as in 2012. Analysis of Crime Index Arrest Data indicates that larceny-theft comprised the highest percentage of all arrests for Crime Index Offenses, with 56 percent of the total in 2013. The drug abuse, other assaults, driving under the influence and disorderly conduct categories recorded the highest percentage of arrests for Part II offenses. These offenses accounted for 52 percent of the total arrests for Part II offenses in 2013.
5 YEAR TREND
5 YEAR AVERAGE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Juvenile 35,151 28,275 30,257 35,510 39,964 41,747
Adult 230,043 217,230 230,526 227,583 230,834 244,041
TOTAL 265,194 245,505 260,783 263,093 270,798 285,788
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VIOLENT CRIME ARRESTS Violent Crime arrests represented 26 percent of all arrests for Crime Index Offenses and five percent of the total arrests. In 2012 Violent Crime arrests represented 25 percent of all arrests for Crime Index Offenses and four percent of the total arrests. A further evaluation indicates that arrests for robbery and aggravated assault represented the highest percentage of the total arrests for violent crimes with 34 and 61 percent, respectively. PROPERTY CRIME ARRESTS Property Crime arrests represented 74 percent of all arrests for Crime Index Offenses and 14 percent of the total arrests. In 2012 Property Crime arrests represented 75 percent of all arrests for Crime Index Offenses and 13 percent of the total arrests. The highest percentage of property crime arrests, 76 percent, continues to occur in the larceny-theft category. GAMBLING ARRESTS A total of 129 gambling arrests were reported during 2013. In 2012, 236 persons were arrested for gambling violations, resulting in a 45 percent decrease. Arrests for gambling offenses amounted to less than one percent of all reported Part I and Part II arrests in 2013. Persons under the age of 18 made up 16 percent of all gambling arrests in 2013, compared to eight percent in 2012.
5 YEAR TREND 5 YEAR AVERAGE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Bookmaking 3 0 2 2 2 8 Numbers 2 4 3 1 0 2 Other 227 125 231 237 238 305
TOTAL 232 129 236 240 240 315 DRUG ABUSE VIOLATION ARRESTS Information pertaining to drug abuse violation arrests is collected according to specific drug categories and whether the arrest was for sale or manufacture or possession of a specific drug. During 2013, a total of 48,938 arrests for drug abuse law violations were reported, compared to 49,535 drug abuse law violation arrests in 2012, resulting in a one percent decrease.
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Evaluation of the reported data discloses that 26 percent of all persons arrested for drug abuse violations were under 21 years of age, and 8 percent were under 18 years of age in 2013, compared to 27 and nine percent respectively in 2012. Analysis of individual categories showed that the highest percentage of arrests, which involved marijuana, was 55 percent in 2013 and 54 percent in 2012. Drug abuse arrests for opium or cocaine and derivatives increased to 37 percent in 2013 from 39 percent in 2012. Of the total drug abuse arrests, 79 percent were for possession, while 21 percent were for sale or manufacture. In 2012, 78 percent were for possession while 22 percent were for sale or manufacture. Possession of marijuana decreased to 49 percent of the total drug abuse arrests in 2013, the same as in 2012. Possession of opium or cocaine and derivatives represented 24 percent of the total drug abuse arrests in 2013, the same as in 2012. Arrests for sale or manufacture of marijuana amounted to six percent of the total drug abuse arrests in 2013, an increase from five percent in 2012. Sale or manufacture of opium or cocaine and derivatives amounted to 13 percent of the total drug abuse arrests in 2013, a decrease from 15 percent in 2012. To aid in the study of drug arrests a chart by county is provided.
5 YEAR TREND
5 YEAR AVERAGE 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Sales/Manu- facture 10,273 10,249 10,953 9,112 9,274 11,777
Opium/ Cocaine 6,675 6,481 7,390 5,831 5,733 7,942
Marijuana 2,759 2,995 2,707 2,574 2,737 2,783
Synthetic 564 472 600 438 467 843
Other 274 301 256 269 337 209
Possession 38,977 38,689 38,582 39,134 38,359 40,121 Opium/ Cocaine 12,686 11,833 11,926 12,143 12,551 14,978
Marijuana 24,000 24,043 24,137 24,488 23,729 23,602
Synthetic 1,397 1,990 1,735 1,300 1,098 863
Other 894 823 784 1,203 981 678
TOTAL 49,250 48,938 49,535 48,246 47,633 51,898
County
State Totals 2012 49,535 10,953 7,390 2,707 600 256
2013 48,938 10,249 6,481 2,995 472 301
% Change -1.2% -6.4%
Allegany 2012 710 62 27 24 4 7
2013 508 50 14 15 1 20
% Change -28.5% -19.4%
Anne Arundel 2012 2,175 319 85 199 25 10
2013 2,496 312 79 191 30 12
% Change 14.8% -2.2%
Baltimore 2012 4,555 956 299 457 179 21
2013 4,564 989 318 506 127 38
% Change 0.2% 3.5%
Baltimore City 2012 20,378 5,786 5,668 105 9 4
2013 18,256 4,789 4,715 66 7 1
% Change -10.4% -17.2%
Calvert 2012 793 72 5 43 20 4
2013 1,012 129 4 70 34 21
% Change 27.6% 79.2%
Caroline 2012 184 16 5 2 3 6
2013 232 55 11 36 2 6
% Change 26.1% 243.8%
Carroll 2012 654 65 15 41 5 4
2013 687 56 16 34 5 1
% Change 5.0% -13.8%
Cecil 2012 952 167 101 49 13 4
2013 1,006 119 67 34 8 10
% Change 5.7% -28.7%
Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
which can cause True
Addiction
Other Dangerous
Non Narcotic Drugs
Drug Arrests Sales and Manufacturing
YearAll Drug
Arrests
Sales/Mfg.
Total
Opium or Cocaine
and Derivatives
County Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
which can cause True
Addiction
Other Dangerous
Non Narcotic Drugs
Drug Arrests Sales and Manufacturing
YearAll Drug
Arrests
Sales/Mfg.
Total
Opium or Cocaine
and Derivatives
Charles 2012 1,103 175 41 95 31 8
2013 1,195 178 55 98 19 6
% Change 8.3% 1.7%
Dorchester 2012 276 29 19 10 0 0
2013 344 58 28 25 4 1
% Change 24.6% 100.0%
Frederick 2012 869 144 67 62 5 10
2013 1,095 165 69 86 5 5
% Change 26.0% 14.6%
Garrett 2012 184 19 3 8 6 2
2013 275 27 3 13 4 7
% Change 49.5% 42.1%
Harford 2012 888 154 60 60 24 10
2013 1,011 213 89 104 12 8
% Change 13.9% 38.3%
Howard 2012 1,283 37 9 27 0 1
2013 1,195 61 8 51 0 2
% Change -6.9% 64.9%
Kent 2012 199 40 13 13 11 3
2013 192 29 19 10 0 0
% Change -3.5% -27.5%
Montgomery 2012 3,276 674 235 392 34 13
2013 3,364 604 257 328 14 5
% Change 2.7% -10.4%
Prince George's 2012 5,406 1,206 336 742 120 8
2013 5,900 1,283 335 802 134 12
% Change 9.1% 6.4%
County Marijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
which can cause True
Addiction
Other Dangerous
Non Narcotic Drugs
Drug Arrests Sales and Manufacturing
YearAll Drug
Arrests
Sales/Mfg.
Total
Opium or Cocaine
and Derivatives
Queen Anne's 2012 346 25 12 11 2 0
2013 271 22 5 16 0 1
% Change -21.7% -12.0%
Saint Mary's 2012 430 14 1 6 6 1
2013 445 52 7 34 6 5
% Change 3.5% 271.4%
Somerset 2012 134 19 4 15 0 0
2013 150 25 5 16 4 0
% Change 11.9% 31.6%
Talbot 2012 368 70 49 20 0 1
2013 360 76 51 19 4 2
% Change -2.2% 8.6%
Washington 2012 625 224 69 83 15 57
2013 648 213 82 40 13 78
% Change 3.7% -4.9%
Wicomico 2012 897 161 42 51 31 37
2013 991 121 36 42 12 31
% Change 10.5% -24.8%
Worcester 2012 1,672 141 46 36 42 17
2013 1,716 267 31 200 14 22
% Change 2.6% 89.4%
Statewide 2012 1,178 378 179 156 15 28
Agencies 2013 1,025 356 177 159 13 7
% Change -13.0% -5.8%
County
State Totals 2012 49,535 38,582 11,926 24,137 1,735 784
2013 48,938 38,689 11,833 24,043 1,990 823
% Change -1.2% 0.3%
Allegany 2012 710 648 53 416 13 166
2013 508 458 19 296 11 132
% Change -28.5% -29.3%
Anne Arundel 2012 2,175 1,856 111 1,144 585 16
2013 2,496 2,184 183 1,289 699 13
% Change 14.8% 17.7%
Baltimore 2012 4,555 3,599 885 2,525 151 38
2013 4,564 3,575 689 2,689 157 40
% Change 0.2% -0.7%
Baltimore City 2012 20,378 14,592 7,990 6,585 1 16
2013 18,256 13,467 7,969 5,487 0 11
% Change -10.4% -7.7%
Calvert 2012 793 721 138 418 153 12
2013 1,012 883 162 474 238 9
% Change 27.6% 22.5%
Caroline 2012 184 168 27 108 26 7
2013 232 177 26 109 29 13
% Change 26.1% 5.4%
Carroll 2012 654 589 43 493 14 39
2013 687 631 68 503 13 47
% Change 5.0% 7.1%
Cecil 2012 952 785 154 551 58 22
2013 1,006 887 217 590 39 41
% Change 5.7% 13.0%
Drug Arrests Possession
YearAll Drug
Arrests
Possession
Total
Opium or Cocaine
and DerivativesMarijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
which can cause True
Addiction
Other Dangerous
Non Narcotic Drugs
County
Drug Arrests Possession
YearAll Drug
Arrests
Possession
Total
Opium or Cocaine
and DerivativesMarijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
which can cause True
Addiction
Other Dangerous
Non Narcotic Drugs
Charles 2012 1,103 928 135 697 74 22
2013 1,195 1,017 154 759 75 29
% Change 8.3% 9.6%
Dorchester 2012 276 247 65 172 8 2
2013 344 286 53 222 10 1
% Change 24.6% 15.8%
Frederick 2012 869 725 168 515 18 24
2013 1,095 930 182 629 25 94
% Change 26.0% 28.3%
Garrett 2012 184 165 20 124 13 8
2013 275 248 10 189 20 29
% Change 49.5% 50.3%
Harford 2012 888 734 78 522 79 55
2013 1,011 798 91 609 75 23
% Change 13.9% 8.7%
Howard 2012 1,283 1,246 148 1,045 45 8
2013 1,195 1,134 190 904 32 8
% Change -6.9% -9.0%
Kent 2012 199 159 38 114 5 2
2013 192 163 35 116 11 1
% Change -3.5% 2.5%
Montgomery 2012 3,276 2,602 790 1,751 25 36
2013 3,364 2,760 726 1,984 31 19
% Change 2.7% 6.1%
Prince George's 2012 5,406 4,200 494 3,420 258 28
2013 5,900 4,617 517 3,813 234 53
% Change 9.1% 9.9%
County
Drug Arrests Possession
YearAll Drug
Arrests
Possession
Total
Opium or Cocaine
and DerivativesMarijuana
Synthetic Narcotics
which can cause True
Addiction
Other Dangerous
Non Narcotic Drugs
Queen Anne's 2012 346 321 95 200 20 6
2013 271 249 46 184 13 6
% Change -21.7% -22.4%
Saint Mary's 2012 430 416 37 281 67 31
2013 445 393 30 251 102 10
% Change 3.5% -5.5%
Somerset 2012 134 115 15 94 6 0
2013 150 125 15 108 1 1
% Change 11.9% 8.7%
Talbot 2012 368 298 84 198 7 9
2013 360 284 56 219 2 7
% Change -2.2% -4.7%
Washington 2012 625 401 46 293 18 44
2013 648 435 62 321 13 39
% Change 3.7% 8.5%
Wicomico 2012 897 736 147 485 35 69
2013 991 870 161 606 16 87
% Change 10.5% 18.2%
Worcester 2012 1,672 1,531 28 1,402 23 78
2013 1,716 1,449 25 1,224 110 90
% Change 2.6% -5.4%
Statewide 2012 1,178 800 137 584 33 46
Agencies 2013 1,025 669 147 468 34 20
% Change -13.0% -16.4%
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER257 31 57 229 2
MANSLAUGHTER BY NEGLIGENCE 15 3 5 13
FORCIBLE RAPE 304 5 135 171 2 1
ROBBERY 3,556 458 830 3,171 3 10
FELONIOUS ASSAULT 5,379 1,734 2,819 4,232 10 52
BREAKING OR ENTERING 5,525 988 3,352 3,130 4 27
LARCENY-THEFT 15,738 9,475 12,080 12,952 20 161
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 1,285 211 440 1,052 2 2
OTHER ASSAULTS 18,406 8,840 11,650 15,387 34 175
ARSON 325 69 219 170 5
FORGERY & COUNTERFEITING 602 250 402 442 8
FRAUD 815 628 841 584 1 17
EMBEZZLEMENT 161 138 135 164
STOLEN PROPERTY; BUYING,
RECEIVING, POSSESSING85 22 42 62 3
VANDALISM 2,721 731 1,679 1,745 2 26
WEAPONS; CARRYING, POSSESSING, ETC. 3,106 374 1,122 2,333 3 22
PROSTITUTION & COMMERCIALIZED VICE 333 827 609 505 3 43
SEX OFFENSES (EXCEPT FORCIBLE RAPE,
PROSTITUTION & VICE)1,021 89 549 552 1 8
DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS 40,322 8,616 18,203 30,413 37 285
GAMBLING 125 4 12 116 1
OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY AND CHILDREN 1,407 656 1,105 941 6 11
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 15,920 4,872 14,727 5,681 11 373
LIQUOR LAWS 4,936 1,356 3,832 2,397 3 60
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 5,212 1,810 2,657 4,319 13 33
VAGRANCY 96 18 43 71
ALL OTHER OFFENSES (EXCEPT TRAFFIC) 57,750 15,951 36,514 36,498 124 565
SUSPICION 226 62 125 158 5
CURFEW & LOITERING LAW VIOLATIONS 195 58 36 217
RUNAWAYS 668 738 607 776 2 21
GRAND TOTAL 186,491 59,014 114,827 128,481 281 1,916
ARRESTSRACE
MALE WHITEFEMALE
SEX
BLACKAMERICAN
INDIANASIAN
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CLASSIFICATION OF
OFFENSES
UNDER
1010-12 13-14 15 16 17
JUVENILE
TOTAL18 19 20 21 22 23
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER2 1 4 8 15 16 24 27 15 16 14
MANSLAUGHTER BY
NEGLIGENCE0 3 1 2
FORCIBLE RAPE 10 14 6 2 5 37 18 14 22 8 12 18
ROBBERY 1 25 252 273 314 294 1,159 336 290 264 211 196 166
FELONIOUS ASSAULT 10 92 222 160 171 209 864 202 217 267 287 268 279
BREAKING OR ENTERING 13 104 300 251 263 345 1,276 310 357 322 330 296 288
LARCENY-THEFT 37 363 1,188 1,033 1,100 1,182 4,903 1,014 1,062 969 1,042 977 956
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 12 121 128 152 135 548 84 78 59 55 49 52
OTHER ASSAULTS 94 612 1,519 1,050 1,052 935 5,262 722 767 791 975 1,019 1,033
ARSON 7 49 49 24 19 23 171 18 4 10 6 9 14
FORGERY & COUNTERFEITING 2 2 10 26 40 18 36 43 29 33 42
FRAUD 5 13 10 16 15 59 25 36 49 43 47 40
EMBEZZLEMENT 1 4 5 13 20 20 17 12 18
STOLEN PROPERTY; BUYING,
RECEIVING, POSSESSING2 2 1 3 8 1 3 2 3 1 3
VANDALISM 31 152 262 200 206 233 1,084 132 162 138 132 169 109
WEAPONS; CARRYING,
POSSESSING, ETC.7 80 168 137 141 142 675 154 186 160 147 164 149
PROSTITUTION &
COMMERCIALIZED VICE2 6 8 13 19 38 40 52 37
SEX OFFENSES (EXCEPT RAPE,
PROSTITUTION & VICE)4 40 54 28 32 22 180 16 16 30 37 38 34
DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS 41 383 573 1,033 1,851 3,881 2,663 3,026 2,910 2,796 2,599 2,447
GAMBLING 3 7 3 7 20 13 11 13 11 8 9
OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY
AND CHILDREN4 5 4 3 3 19 10 24 31 31 38 56
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 1 25 82 108 207 285 467 779 924 985
LIQUOR LAWS 1 6 48 104 225 454 838 553 537 508 238 184 155
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 6 106 344 256 279 282 1,273 233 260 277 360 316 291
VAGRANCY 2 4 7 13 3 5 3 6 5 2
ALL OTHER OFFENSES (EXCEPT
TRAFFIC)13 182 784 856 1,072 1,241 4,148 1,673 2,362 2,872 3,121 3,270 3,068
SUSPICION 2 1 2 5 6 6 22 18 14 14 25 21 24
CURFEW & LOITERING LAW
VIOLATIONS11 47 64 60 71 253
RUNAWAYS 1 50 330 322 384 319 1,406
GRAND TOTAL 227 1,945 6,117 5,500 6,576 7,910 28,275 8,465 9,815 10,309 10,744 10,724 10,291
ARRESTS
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CLASSIFICATION OF
OFFENSES24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64
65 &
OVER
ADULT
TOTALTOTAL
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER14 61 26 19 11 15 5 6 4 273 288
MANSLAUGHTER BY
NEGLIGENCE1 2 1 4 1 1 2 18 18
FORCIBLE RAPE 9 42 27 29 26 13 14 8 6 6 272 309
ROBBERY 115 465 268 156 149 124 77 26 8 4 2,855 4,014
FELONIOUS ASSAULT 266 1,127 922 579 553 513 414 190 98 67 6,249 7,113
BREAKING OR ENTERING 241 998 629 379 325 371 235 106 29 21 5,237 6,513
LARCENY-THEFT 898 3,434 2,455 1,577 1,865 1,770 1,306 594 245 146 20,310 25,213
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 33 157 104 76 71 58 48 19 3 2 948 1,496
OTHER ASSAULTS 946 4,137 3,066 2,206 1,901 1,836 1,413 665 296 211 21,984 27,246
ARSON 13 27 25 18 24 20 15 14 5 1 223 394
FORGERY & COUNTERFEITING 28 173 113 69 95 58 41 19 11 4 812 852
FRAUD 47 260 216 165 173 116 86 45 21 15 1,384 1,443
EMBEZZLEMENT 22 37 41 23 22 23 13 9 3 1 294 299
STOLEN PROPERTY; BUYING,
RECEIVING, POSSESSING4 25 9 7 14 12 8 3 3 1 99 107
VANDALISM 113 444 307 184 158 140 90 49 23 18 2,368 3,452
WEAPONS; CARRYING,
POSSESSING, ETC.159 573 383 210 148 140 113 65 26 28 2,805 3,480
PROSTITUTION &
COMMERCIALIZED VICE32 212 198 138 143 121 68 19 10 12 1,152 1,160
SEX OFFENSES (EXCEPT RAPE,
PROSTITUTION & VICE)24 129 137 93 79 86 83 68 34 26 930 1,110
DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS 2,197 8,230 5,360 3,216 3,066 2,844 2,057 1,075 403 168 45,057 48,938
GAMBLING 6 13 11 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 109 129
OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY
AND CHILDREN72 346 419 294 255 235 123 72 18 20 2,044 2,063
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 978 4,153 3,042 2,179 1,812 1,721 1,474 906 457 315 20,684 20,792
LIQUOR LAWS 149 617 548 338 333 436 439 271 92 56 5,454 6,292
DISORDERLY CONDUCT 267 1,071 797 439 414 400 331 170 86 37 5,749 7,022
VAGRANCY 1 17 11 7 17 11 7 2 3 1 101 114
ALL OTHER OFFENSES (EXCEPT
TRAFFIC)2,972 12,999 10,055 6,785 6,318 5,712 4,350 2,301 994 701 69,553 73,701
SUSPICION 17 52 25 17 13 11 8 5 1 1 266 288
CURFEW & LOITERING LAW
VIOLATIONS0 253
RUNAWAYS 0 1,406
GRAND TOTAL 9,624 39,801 29,195 19,204 17,992 16,789 12,820 6,711 2,881 1,865 217,230 245,505
ARRESTS
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OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTED
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED During 2013 one law enforcement officer died in the line-of-duty in Maryland. The following summary is based on information provided by their agencies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducts in-depth investigations of these tragic incidents in which law enforcement officers have made the supreme sacrifice in the performance of their duties. August 28, 2013 A thirteen year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department was killed while attempting to deliver a warrant. As part of a tactical team, the 36 year old officer was shot as he and other officers entered a residence encountering several occupants, one of which had a weapon. The suspected shooter was also killed in the exchange of gunfire with officers.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED
The following information is based on a detailed monthly collection of data in the Uniform Crime Reporting System regarding the problem of assaults on local, county and state law enforcement officers. A total of 3,405 law enforcement officers in Maryland were victims of assault in the line-of-duty during 2013, compared to 3,444 assaults during 2012, resulting in a one percent decrease. The rate of assaults on law enforcement officers for the State was 22 assaults per every 100 sworn officers in 2013, the same as in 2012. Physical force was used in 88 percent of all assaults on police officers. The greatest number of assaults occurred while officers were responding to disturbance calls (family disputes, man with a gun, etc.) and between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 2:00 A.M. A total of 3,314 assaults on law enforcement officers were cleared during 2013, amounting to a 97 percent clearance rate.
5 YEAR TREND INJURY VS NON-INJURY
5 YEAR 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 AVERAGE No Personal
Injury 2,845 2,663 2,728 2,807 2,977 3,048
Personal Injury 708 742 716 696 717 671
Total 3,553 3,405 3,444 3,503 3,694 3,719
Weapons
5 YEAR 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 AVERAGE Firearm 59 44 50 68 53 82 Knife 42 42 47 39 33 50 Other 307 321 277 281 323 335 Physical Force 3,144 2,998 3,070 3,115 3,285 3,252
Total 3,552 3,405 3,444 3,503 3,694 3,719
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED PERCENT 5 YEAR 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 DISTRIB. AVERAGE Disturbance Calls 33% 1,157 1,140 1,150 1,190 1,184 1,120
Attempting Other Arrests 10% 320 345 339 286 294 338
Traffic Pursuits & Stops 10% 391 354 365 353 438 447
Handling, Transporting & Custody of Prisoners 9% 287 299 261 283 326 267
Investigation of Suspicious Persons 6% 294 221 219 291 318 420
Burglaries in Progress 1% 43 48 45 38 28 58
Mentally Deranged 3% 101 96 121 125 88 76
Civil Disorder 1% 40 34 41 25 55 44
Robberies in Progress 1% 34 37 27 47 22 38
Ambush 0% 4 2 6 7 3 0
All Other 24% 881 829 870 858 938 911
Total 100% 3,553 3,405 3,444 3,503 3,694 3,719
TIME OF ASSAULT
12:01-2:00 2:01-4:00 4:01-6:00 6:01-8:00 8:01-10:00 10:01-12:00
A.M. 537 338 73 96 142 193
P.M. 247 251 284 348 384 512
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EMPLOYEE DATA
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LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA The Uniform Crime Reporting Program in Maryland incorporates the collection of pertinent data relating to the police of the State. Information regarding police employee strength is discussed in this section. This information is submitted by county, municipal and state law enforcement agencies and compiled on an annual basis. Specific information concerning the number of law enforcement employees reflects the status as of October 31, 2013. LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE RATES In 2013, the average number of full-time law enforcement employees (state, county and municipal) including civilian employees, amounted to 3.5 for each 1,000 inhabitants of the State. In 2012 the average number of full-time law enforcement employees including civilian employees, amounted to 3.4 for each 1,000 inhabitants of the state. The rate based on sworn personnel only amounted to 2.7 per 1,000 in population, the same as in 2012. The ratio of law enforcement employees per 1,000 population in any given area or municipality is influenced by a number of factors, much the same as the crime rate. The determination of law enforcement strength for a given county or municipality is based on factors such as population density, size and character of the community, geographic location, proximity to metropolitan areas and other conditions which exist in the area generating the need for law enforcement services. Employee rates also differ among agencies since in particular there is a wide variation of the responsibilities and level of activity within various law enforcement agencies. The information in this section relates to reported police employee strength and should not be interpreted as recommended strength for any area. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES The personnel of each law enforcement agency differ as to the demands and responsibilities placed before them. Many police officers are fully occupied with clerical tasks and are not free to perform active police duties. Some police administrators use civilians in this capacity, thus freeing the sworn personnel for actual police-related services. As of October 31, 2013, 4,714 or 23 percent of the total number of police employees in Maryland were civilian.
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LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE RATES
*NUMBER SWORN **RATE REGION I 1,333 2.9
Caroline County 58 1.8 Cecil County 256 2.5 Dorchester County 94 2.9 Kent County 40 2.0 Queen Anne's County 118 2.4 Somerset County 93 3.5 Talbot County 153 4.0 Wicomico County 291 2.9 Worcester County 230 4.4
REGION II 674 1.9
Calvert County 157 1.7 Charles County 340 2.2 St. Mary's County 177 1.6
REGION III 1,230 1.9
Allegany County 161 2.2 Carroll County 361 2.2 Frederick County 395 1.6 Garrett County 73 2.4 Washington County 240 1.6
REGION IV 4,266 2.2
Montgomery County 1,642 1.6 Pr. George's County 2,624 3.0
REGION V 7,541 3.0
Baltimore City 3,323 5.3 Anne Arundel County 973 1.8 Baltimore County 2,179 2.6 Harford County 445 1.8 Howard County 621 2.0
STATEWIDE 784 N/A STATE TOTALS 15,828 2.7 *Number sworn persons only **Rate per 1,000 population
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TOTAL SWORN CIVILIAN MALE FEMALE
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REGION I 1,644 1,333 311 1,312 332 CAROLINE COUNTY 65 58 7 54 11
Denton 13 12 1 9 4 Federalsburg 9 8 1 8 1 Greensboro 3 3 0 3 0 Ridgely 5 5 0 5 0 Sheriff's Dept. 32 27 5 26 6 State Police 3 3 0 3 0
CECIL COUNTY 305 256 49 253 52
Elkton 46 40 6 33 13 North East 10 9 1 8 2 Perryville 13 12 1 12 1 Rising Sun 6 6 0 6 0 Sheriff's Dept. 93 81 12 77 16 State Police 137 108 29 117 20
DORCHESTER COUNTY 112 94 18 93 19
Cambridge 56 45 11 46 10 Hurlock 11 10 1 9 2 Sheriff's Dept. 40 36 4 33 7 State Police 5 3 2 5 0
KENT COUNTY 44 40 4 38 6
Chestertown 13 12 1 11 2 Rock Hall 4 4 0 4 0 Sheriff's Dept. 23 20 3 19 4 State Police 4 4 0 4 0
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY 135 118 17 113 22
Centreville 12 11 1 10 2 Sheriff's Dept. 65 60 5 54 11 State Police 58 47 11 49 9
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TOTAL SWORN CIVILIAN MALE FEMALE
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SOMERSET COUNTY 114 93 21 88 26
Crisfield 14 11 3 11 3 Princess Anne 14 12 2 11 3 UMES 18 14 4 11 7 Sheriff's Dept. 24 21 3 19 5 State Police 44 35 9 36 8
TALBOT COUNTY 193 153 40 146 47
Easton 62 47 15 39 23 Oxford 3 3 0 3 0 St. Michael's 9 8 1 8 1 Trappe 1 1 0 1 0 Sheriff's Dept. 31 28 3 23 8 State Police 87 66 21 72 15
WICOMICO COUNTY 377 291 86 302 75
Delmar 15 14 1 15 0 Fruitland 21 20 1 20 1 Salisbury 113 87 26 90 23 Salisbury University 28 14 14 17 11 Sheriff's Dept. 106 85 21 79 27 State Police 94 71 23 81 13
WORCESTER COUNTY 299 230 69 225 74
Berlin 18 13 5 12 6 Ocean City 125 98 27 97 28 Ocean Pines 18 14 4 14 4 Pocomoke City 23 16 7 16 7 Snow Hill 7 6 1 6 1 Sheriff's Dept. 59 48 11 46 13 State Police 49 35 14 34 15
REGION II 1,009 674 335 752 257 CALVERT COUNTY 189 157 32 155 34
Sheriff's Dept. 145 121 24 118 27 State Police 44 36 8 37 7
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TOTAL SWORN CIVILIAN MALE FEMALE
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CHARLES COUNTY 488 340 148 352 136
LaPlata 17 16 1 16 1 Sheriff's Dept. 431 295 136 308 123 State Police 40 29 11 28 12
ST. MARY'S COUNTY 332 177 155 245 87
St. Mary's College 13 1 12 10 3 Sheriff's Dept. 264 132 132 191 73 State Police 55 44 11 44 11
REGION III 1,715 1,230 485 1,417 298 ALLEGANY COUNTY 192 161 31 171 21
Cumberland 56 51 5 49 7 Frostburg 19 15 4 19 0 Frostburg State 21 17 4 15 6 Lonaconing 0 0 0 0 0 Luke 1 1 0 1 0 Sheriff's Dept. 30 28 2 28 2 State Police 65 49 16 59 6
CARROLL COUNTY 465 361 104 393 72
Hampstead 9 8 1 9 0 Manchester 5 5 0 5 0 Springfield Hosp. 44 6 38 40 4 Sykesville 6 5 1 5 1 Taneytown 15 14 1 15 0 Westminster 56 43 13 39 17 Sheriff's Dept. 142 108 34 114 28 State Police 188 172 16 166 22
FREDERICK COUNTY 527 395 132 409 118
Brunswick 13 11 2 10 3 Frederick 173 133 40 127 46
Thurmont 14 12 2 12 2 Sheriff's Dept. 231 168 63 176 55 State Police 96 71 25 84 12
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TOTAL SWORN CIVILIAN MALE FEMALE
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GARRETT COUNTY 111 73 38 100 11 Oakland 3 3 0 3 0 Sheriff's Dept. 53 29 24 46 7 State Police 55 41 14 51 4
WASHINGTON COUNTY 420 240 180 344 76
Boonsboro 4 4 0 4 0 Hagerstown 109 96 13 91 18 Hagerstown 1 1 0 1 0 Community College Hancock 4 3 1 3 1 Smithsburg 5 4 1 5 0 Sheriff's Dept. 241 92 149 195 46 State Police 56 40 16 45 11
REGION IV 5,364 4,266 1,098 4,095 1,269 MONTGOMERY COUNTY 2,196 1,642 554 1,699 497
Chevy Chase 16 10 6 11 5 Gaithersburg 61 53 8 51 10 MD Nat. Cap. Park 94 77 17 67 27 Montgomery County 1,654 1,226 428 1,288 366 Rockville 91 58 33 71 20 Takoma Park 55 39 16 39 16 Sheriff's Dept. 166 136 30 117 49 State Police 59 43 16 55 4
PR. GEORGE'S COUNTY 3,168 2,624 544 2,396 772
Berwyn Heights 8 7 1 7 1 Bladensburg 23 17 6 16 7 Bowie 62 57 5 53 9 Bowie State Univ. 27 13 14 17 10 Brentwood 3 2 1 2 1 Capitol Heights 10 9 1 8 2 Cheverly 16 12 4 13 3 Colmar Manor 5 4 1 3 2 Cottage City 7 5 2 5 2
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TOTAL SWORN CIVILIAN MALE FEMALE
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PR. GEORGE'S COUNTY (CON'T)
District Heights 11 10 1 8 3 Edmonston 9 7 2 8 1 Fairmount Heights 2 2 0 2 0 Forest Heights 7 5 2 5 2 Glen Arden 14 12 2 12 2 Greenbelt 68 53 15 49 19 Hyattsville 47 35 12 34 13 Landover Hills 6 5 1 5 1 Laurel 83 64 19 65 18 MD Nat. Cap. Park 134 109 25 91 43 Morningside 8 6 2 5 3 Mt. Rainier 19 15 4 14 5 New Carrollton 23 17 6 18 5 North Brentwood 0 0 0 0 0 Pr. George's County 1,946 1,701 245 1,504 442 Riverdale Park 29 19 10 21 8 Seat Pleasant 14 12 2 12 2 UMCP 132 87 45 98 34 University Park 9 8 1 7 2 Upper Marlboro 3 3 0 3 0 Sheriff's Dept. 317 226 91 202 115 State Police 126 102 24 109 17
REGION V 9,549 7,541 2,008 7,146 2,403 BALTIMORE CITY 3,970 3,323 647 3,004 966
Baltimore City 3,220 2,829 391 2,522 698 Coppin State 31 21 10 20 11 General Services 100 36 64 58 42 Morgan State University 56 37 19 33 23 MD Transit Admin. 172 154 18 121 51 University of Baltimore. 37 17 20 26 11 UMB 142 49 93 77 65 Sheriff's Dept. 188 161 27 123 65
State Police 24 19 5 24 0
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TOTAL SWORN CIVILIAN MALE FEMALE
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY 1,313 973 340 967 346
Annapolis 151 115 36 115 36 Anne Arundel County 884 673 211 650 234 General Services 69 28 41 44 25 Sheriff's Dept. 95 69 26 68 27 State Police 114 88 26 90 24
BALTIMORE COUNTY 2,815 2,179 636 2,104 711 Baltimore Co. 2,078 1,827 251 1,622 456 Towson University 59 39 20 42 17 UMBC 42 25 17 32 10 Sheriff's Dept. 91 78 13 77 14 State Police 545 210 335 331 214
HARFORD COUNTY 585 445 140 452 133
Aberdeen 48 40 8 37 11 Bel Air 44 31 13 33 11 Havre de Grace 46 37 9 35 11 Sheriff's Dept. 373 283 90 288 85 State Police 74 54 20 59 15
HOWARD COUNTY 866 621 245 619 247
Howard County 637 459 178 431 206 Sheriff's Dept. 67 48 19 52 15 State Police 162 114 48 136 26
STATEWIDE AGENCIES 1,261 784 477 927 334 Comp. of Treasury 54 26 28 40 14
MD Trans. Authority 589 462 127 461 128 Natural Resources 511 236 275 347 164 State Fire Marshal 69 42 27 55 14 DPS&CS-IIU 38 18 20 24 14
MARYLAND TOTAL 20,542 15,828 4,714 15,649 4,893
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AVERAGE 2013 2012 2011 ***2010 2009 2008 **2007 2006 2005 2004
OFFENSE 469 387 372 398 425 440 493 554 547 552 521
*RATE 8.2 6.5 6.3 6.8 7.4 7.7 8.8 9.9 9.7 9.9 9.4
PERCENT CLEARED 60 66 61 62 58 64 58 59 58 60 54
OFFENSE 1,205 1,169 1,236 1,196 1,228 1,156 1,127 1,179 1,178 1,266 1,316
*RATE 21.1 19.7 21.0 20.5 21.3 20.3 20.0 21.0 21.0 22.6 23.7
PERCENT CLEARED 54 46 45 50 57 63 57 56 58 55 55
OFFENSE 12,163 10,082 10,171 10,338 11,053 12,007 13,203 13,258 14,375 14,378 12,761
*RATE 213.5 170.1 172.8 177.4 191.4 210.7 234.4 236.0 256.0 256.7 229.6
PERCENT CLEARED 32 36 37 36 35 33 31 31 33 26 26
OFFENSE 19,934 16,082 16,300 16,866 18,898 20,022 20,571 21,074 22,011 23,173 24,339
*RATE 350.0 271.3 277.0 289.4 327.3 351.3 365.1 375.1 392.0 413.8 437.9
PERCENT CLEARED 67 66 67 69 68 67 66 66 70 64 62
OFFENSE 36,075 31,889 33,472 35,781 36,700 36,905 38,849 37,095 37,457 35,921 36,682
*RATE 632.2 537.9 568.8 613.9 635.7 647.5 689.6 660.2 667.0 641.4 660.0
PERCENT CLEARED 16 16 18 16 15 15 15 17 18 17 17
OFFENSE 123,244 112,384 113,772 114,871 118,583 125,771 133,983 127,307 127,500 128,483 129,786
*RATE 2,160.4 1,895.6 1,933.4 1,970.9 2,053.9 2,206.7 2,378.3 2,265.9 2,270.4 2,294.2 2,335.1
PERCENT CLEARED 22 24 24 23 22 23 21 20 20 20 20
OFFENSE 23,582 13,429 14,493 16,067 18,029 19,619 25,340 28,393 30,522 34,070 35,858
*RATE 415.7 226.5 246.3 275.7 312.3 344.2 449.8 505.4 543.5 608.4 645.2
PERCENT CLEARED 11 10 11 10 10 13 12 11 12 11 9
OFFENSE 216,671 185,422 189,816 195,517 204,916 215,920 233,566 228,860 233,590 237,843 241,263
*RATE 3,801.2 3,127.5 3,225.7 3,354.6 3,549.2 3,788.4 4,145.9 4,073.4 4,159.6 4,246.9 4,340.8
PERCENT CLEARED 25 26 26 26 25 25 24 24 24 23 22
10 YEAR TREND
CRIME INDEX FOR MARYLAND
ROBBERY
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
BURGLARY
LARCENY-THEFT
MURDER
RAPE
* Rate per 100,000 population
** An additional homicide occurred in 2007 which was not reported until 2008.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
GRAND TOTAL
***A homicide was removed in 2010 after being ruled justifiable.
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