How has crime changed in Maryland since 1985?

Police in Maryland reported about 365 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,000 in 1992, and 1,853 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,370 in 1995. There's no figure for 2021, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Maryland and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Maryland Violent, U.S. Property, Maryland Property, U.S.
1985 837.3 570.3 4,612.4 4,780.0
1986 832.5 633.6 4,834.3 5,015.3
1987 651.3 624.9 4,094.4 5,090.1
1988 806.8 630.2 4,963.0 5,045.9
1989 855.4 680.5 4,760.5 5,211.5
1990 918.8 749.8 4,968.2 5,227.0
1991 956.1 798.1 5,310.6 5,388.4
1992 999.8 785.4 5,274.9 5,089.3
1993 997.7 764.1 5,156.1 4,814.1
1994 948.0 740.4 5,233.7 4,752.4
1995 986.9 720.6 5,369.5 4,796.6
1996 930.7 658.8 5,178.8 4,553.0
1997 846.3 644.9 4,851.0 4,494.7
1998 793.9 603.8 4,601.1 4,212.6
1999 455.5 545.8 3,205.9 3,872.6
2000 790.1 534.4 4,092.7 3,751.7
2001 798.0 529.5 4,210.6 3,801.5
2002 774.6 512.9 4,068.9 3,737.7
2003 703.9 493.7 3,840.9 3,704.0
2004 700.7 478.6 3,683.0 3,599.4
2005 703.0 483.0 3,587.1 3,518.3
2006 678.7 486.9 3,525.6 3,397.1
2007 644.9 477.9 3,486.8 3,316.1
2008 628.2 463.7 3,558.0 3,252.3
2009 590.0 436.8 3,229.3 3,076.7
2010 547.4 408.1 3,029.4 2,963.4
2011 494.1 390.1 2,885.7 2,925.7
2012 477.3 390.7 2,771.4 2,881.3
2013 466.7 378.2 2,674.9 2,759.3
2014 441.1 373.7 2,534.0 2,591.8
2015 463.0 384.6 2,363.0 2,495.2
2016 482.0 399.5 2,335.2 2,469.1
2017 498.7 397.5 2,223.3 2,372.4
2018 469.2 384.8 2,047.9 2,206.8
2019 455.2 381.0 1,964.5 2,109.0
2020 409.4 399.3 1,626.5 1,955.3
2021 – 360.9 – 1,762.2
2022 433.8 398.2 1,729.3 1,998.5
2023 447.3 385.6 2,181.9 1,950.5
2024 425.9 363.4 2,076.6 1,766.8
2025 365.0 329.3 1,852.7 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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