West Laurel, MD Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In West Laurel

StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleWest Laurel/100k peopleMaryland/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime0n/a (estimate)1,645 (estimate)3,1373,099
StatisticReportedincidents/100k peopleWest Laurel/100k peopleMaryland/100k peopleNational/100k people
Murdern/an/an/a65
Rapen/an/an/a2625
Robberyn/an/an/a170109
Assaultn/an/an/a272229
Violent crimen/an/a (estimate)199 (estimate)474368
Burglaryn/an/an/a539610
Theftn/an/an/a1,8981,899
Vehicle theftn/an/an/a226221
Property crimen/an/a (estimate)1,445 (estimate)2,6642,731
The overall crime rate in West Laurel is 46% lower than than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.51 daily crimes that occur in West Laurel.
West Laurel is safer than 58% of the cities in the United States.
In West Laurel you have a 1 in 61 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in West Laurel has decreased by 4%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in West Laurel

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Laurel is 1 in 502
The chance of being a victim of property crime in West Laurel is 1 in 70
The chance of being a victim of crime in West Laurel is 1 in 61

Year Over Year Crime In West Laurel (per 100,000 people)

Nearby cities with low crime rates

City, StatePopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
Fairmount Heights, MD1,4500196196
Kensington, MD1,95956405461
Somerset, MD1,31456405461
Garrett Park, MD1,05056405461
Chevy Chase View, MD1,03056405461
West Laurel, MD4,5361991,4451,645

Cities with similar population

City, StatePopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
Adamsville, AL4,5374247,1647,588
New Boston, TX4,5372004,9035,103
Pleasant Garden, NC4,5342282,4632,690
West Hazleton, PA4,5341851,5741,758
Wolf Lake, MI4,5392482,0962,344
West Laurel, MD4,5361991,4451,645

West Laurel police department

ItemWest LaurelMarylandNational
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)n/a5,343504,711
Police officers & civilians /1000 residentsn/a3.33.3

Sex offenders in Maryland

StateTotal offendersMaryland /100KNational /100K
Maryland8,157149222

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.

Source: The crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2013. 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.