Somerset, MD Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Somerset

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Somerset_{/100k people}	Maryland_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	389 (estimate)	2,772	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Somerset_{/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)	64 (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)	325 (estimate)	2,315	2,487

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Somerset is 86% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 1.07 daily crimes that occur in Somerset.
Somerset is safer than 90% of the cities in the United States.
In Somerset you have a 1 in 258 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Somerset has decreased by 14%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Somerset

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Somerset is 1 in 1560

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Somerset is 1 in 308

The chance of being a victim of crime in Somerset is 1 in 258

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

Somerset police department

Item	Somerset	Maryland	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	5,343	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.3	3.3

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}
Brentwood, MD	3,107	31	281	312
Kensington, MD	1,909	64	325	389
Garrett Park, MD	1,090	64	325	389
Chevy Chase, MD	2,907	72	363	435
Cabin John, MD	2,135	72	363	435
Somerset, MD	1,148	64	325	389

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Surf City, NJ	1,148	82	2,133	2,215
Choctaw Lake, OH	1,148	41	363	404
Bourne, MA	1,148	305	1,731	2,035
Galveston, IN	1,149	157	1,050	1,207
Hustisford, WI	1,149	124	799	923
Somerset, MD	1,148	64	325	389

Source: The Somerset, 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.