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The Cambridge crime rate is much higher than the Maryland average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #71

Cambridge, MD	3,194.25
Maryland	1,883.78
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Cambridge, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cambridge, MD	Count	2	6	21	97	141	611	24	5
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	15.8	47.4	165.8	765.6	1,113.0	4,822.8	189.4	39.5	3,347
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.1	19.1	159.7	253.2	468.7	1,819.6	219.2	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	2	31	86	95	510	6	12
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	16.0	247.4	686.4	758.2	4,070.2	47.9	95.8	2,563
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.4	19.9	169.5	272.0	538.9	1,898.3	226.3	NA	1,579
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Cambridge, MD	Count	1	9	33	85	126	554	26	7
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	8.0	72.3	265.0	682.5	1,011.7	4,448.4	208.8	56.2	3,287
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.3	21.0	172.3	277.2	573.2	1,924.9	255.3	NA	1,630
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	7	16	74	111	506	22	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	56.3	128.6	594.7	892.1	4,066.5	176.8	0.0	2,620
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.8	20.5	177.5	289.3	614.0	1,970.5	275.7	NA	1,698
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Cambridge, MD	Count	1	7	47	85	107	442	17	4
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	8.2	57.5	386.3	698.6	879.4	3,632.8	139.7	32.9	3,108
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.4	21.3	191.5	327.5	632.9	2,051.7	312.6	NA	1,818
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	10	25	93	113	374	13	4
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	84.5	211.1	785.5	954.4	3,158.8	109.8	33.8	2,848
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.7	20.3	210.7	351.3	649.7	2,206.7	344.2	NA	1,933
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Cambridge, MD	Count	1	6	40	86	214	491	24	9
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	8.4	50.4	336.1	722.6	1,798.2	4,125.7	201.7	75.6	3,640
	Maryland	Per 100,000	8.8	20.0	234.4	365.1	689.6	2,378.3	449.7	NA	2,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Cambridge, MD	Count	3	2	39	73	129	558	15	7
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	26.1	17.4	339.8	635.9	1,123.8	4,861.1	130.7	61.0	3,470
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.8	21.0	236.0	375.1	660.2	2,265.9	505.4	NA	2,131
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	3	24	96	157	571	31	6
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	27.0	215.8	863.4	1,412.0	5,135.4	278.8	54.0	3,454
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.7	21.0	256.0	392.0	667.0	2,270.4	543.5	NA	2,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	6	42	87	112	582	23	6
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	55.0	385.0	797.6	1,026.8	5,335.5	210.9	55.0	3,606
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.9	22.6	256.7	413.8	641.4	2,294.3	608.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Cambridge, MD	84.11
Maryland	14.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Cambridge, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cambridge, MD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	7.9	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	78
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Cambridge, MD	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	16.1	8.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	160
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Cambridge, MD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Cambridge, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Cambridge, MD	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	26.1	17.4	0.0	0.0	8.7	0.0	261
	Maryland	Per 100,000	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Cambridge, MD	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	18.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	179
	Maryland	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Cambridge, MD	4.20
Maryland	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Cambridge, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cambridge, MD	Count	54	41	13
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	426.2	323.6	102.6	3.75
	Maryland	Per 100,000	347.2	266.0	81.2	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Cambridge, MD	Count	56	45	11
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	446.9	359.1	87.8	4.03
	Maryland	Per 100,000	383.4	292.1	91.3	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Cambridge, MD	Count	58	46	12
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	465.7	369.4	96.4	4.18
	Maryland	Per 100,000	314.4	245.4	69.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Cambridge, MD	Count	58	46	12
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	466.1	369.7	96.4	4.18
	Maryland	Per 100,000	361.7	273.2	88.4	3.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Cambridge, MD	Count	57	45	12
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	468.5	369.9	98.6	4.19
	Maryland	Per 100,000	365.9	277.0	88.9	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Cambridge, MD	Count	63	49	14
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	532.1	413.9	118.2	4.73
	Maryland	Per 100,000	373.4	283.8	89.6	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Cambridge, MD	Count	60	46	14
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	504.2	386.5	117.6	4.45
	Maryland	Per 100,000	381.2	286.3	94.9	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Cambridge, MD	Count	65	51	14
	Cambridge, MD	Per 100,000	566.3	444.3	122.0	5.05
	Maryland	Per 100,000	378.7	284.3	94.4	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Cambridge, MD	Count	59	47	12
2005	Cambridge, MD	Count	58	46	12