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)	387 (estimate)	2,757	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Somerset_{/100k people}	Maryland_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.0	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.2	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	171.0	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	263.8	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	66 (estimate)	472	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	410.4	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,677.4	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	196.7	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	321 (estimate)	2,285	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kensington, MD	2,111	66	321	387
Garrett Park, MD	1,058	66	321	387
Fulton, MD	3,097	74	358	432
Chevy Chase town, MD	2,948	74	358	432
Cabin John, MD	1,958	74	358	432
Brookmont, MD	3,810	90	435	525
Hayfield, VA	4,453	57	483	539
Somerset, MD	1,215	66	321	387

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Somerset is 86% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 1.06 daily crimes that occur in Somerset.
Somerset is safer than 89% of the cities in the United States.
In Somerset you have a 1 in 259 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Somerset has decreased by 1%.

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Daily Crime In Somerset (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Somerset (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Somerset

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Somerset is 1 in 1510

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Somerset is 1 in 312

The chance of being a victim of crime in Somerset is 1 in 259

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	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
North Webster, IN	1,215	156	999	1,156
Cypress Quarters, FL	1,214	630	3,940	4,570
Hillsboro, MS	1,216	116	1,143	1,259
Laingsburg, MI	1,216	0	2,665	2,665
Converse, IN	1,216	191	1,219	1,410
Somerset, MD	1,215	66	321	387

Source: The Somerset, MD crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.