Oakland, MD Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Oakland

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Oakland_{/100k people}	Maryland_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,502 (estimate)	2,772	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Oakland_{/100k people}	Maryland_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.6	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.7	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	164.2	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	256.7	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	248 (estimate)	457	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	427.5	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,668.5	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	218.9	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,255 (estimate)	2,315	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Oakland is 47% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.12 daily crimes that occur in Oakland.
Oakland is safer than 53% of the cities in the United States.
In Oakland you have a 1 in 67 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Oakland has increased by 20%.

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Daily Crime In Oakland (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oakland

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oakland is 1 in 404

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oakland is 1 in 80

The chance of being a victim of crime in Oakland is 1 in 67

Year Over Year Crime In Oakland (per 100,000 people)

Oakland police department

Item	Oakland	Maryland	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	2	5,343	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.0	3.3	3.3

There are a total of 2 Oakland police officers. This results in 1.0 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 69.1% less than the Maryland average and 68.5% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Maryland

State	Total offenders	Maryland_/100K	National_/100K
Maryland	8,157	149	222

There are a total of 8,157 sex offenders in Maryland. This yields a total of 149 sex offenders in Maryland per 100,000 residents which is 33% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kingwood, WV	2,953	115	687	802
Terra Alta, WV	1,676	154	918	1,072
Mountain Lake Park, MD	2,368	247	1,249	1,496
Aurora, WV	221	382	2,280	2,662
Bayard, WV	448	430	2,570	3,000
Oakland, MD	2,165	248	1,255	1,502

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ahwahnee, CA	2,165	172	1,055	1,227
Oyster Bay Cove, NY	2,165	60	252	311
Mount Sterling, IL	2,165	215	1,111	1,326
Elwood, IL	2,165	154	795	949
Belville, NC	2,166	123	973	1,096
Oakland, MD	2,165	248	1,255	1,502

Source: The Oakland, MD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.