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Crime Index, #37

Maryland	2,075.13
U.S.	1,776.27

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.

Maryland Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Maryland	Count	430	1,227	11,054	18,909	36,542	118,458	18,051	NA
	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	Maryland	Count	438	1,156	12,007	20,022	37,032	125,771	19,619	NA
	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	Maryland	Count	493	1,127	13,203	20,570	38,849	133,983	25,333	NA
	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	Maryland	Count	553	1,179	13,258	21,072	37,095	127,308	28,393	NA
	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	Maryland	Count	546	1,178	14,375	22,011	37,457	127,497	30,522	NA
	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	Maryland	Count	552	1,266	14,378	23,173	35,922	128,491	34,070	NA
	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

Maryland	21.80
U.S.	26.40

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.

Maryland Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Maryland	Count	80	44	17	13	6	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	Maryland	Count	102	62	26	9	5	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	Maryland	Count	100	55	27	11	7	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	Maryland	Count	150	82	40	19	9	0
	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	Maryland	Count	212	135	52	13	12	0
	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

Maryland	3.06
U.S.	2.81

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.

Maryland Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2010	Maryland	Count	20,467	15,495	4,972
	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	Maryland	Count	20,609	15,664	4,945
	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	Maryland	Count	20,797	15,619	5,178
	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	Maryland	Count	20,600	15,465	5,135
	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	Maryland	Count	20,097	15,048	5,049
	Maryland	Per 100,000	358.0	268.1	89.9	3.13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	348.5	241.3	107.2	2.95
2005	Maryland	Count	19,745	14,932	4,813
	Maryland	Per 100,000	352.6	266.7	86.0	3.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.1	241.1	106.0	2.94