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Ocean City, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #80

Ocean City, MD	8,129.67
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.

Ocean City, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ocean City, MD	Count	1	12	18	57	220	1,079	21	1
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	14.1	169.3	253.9	804.1	3,103.4	15,220.8	296.2	14.1	7,749
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	2	11	20	50	154	1,036	33	2
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	28.2	155.2	282.2	705.6	2,173.3	14,620.4	465.7	28.2	7,305
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	12	21	60	211	1,180	16	4
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	167.2	292.5	835.8	2,939.1	16,436.8	222.9	55.7	7,803
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	4	20	69	189	1,135	12	2
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	55.8	279.0	962.5	2,636.4	15,832.1	167.4	27.9	7,021
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	2	27	94	292	1,133	14	6
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	28.5	384.6	1,339.0	4,159.5	16,139.6	199.4	85.5	8,277
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	2	23	63	213	1,052	30	1
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	28.5	327.4	896.7	3,031.6	14,973.0	427.0	14.2	7,003
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	3	37	48	236	1,181	35	7
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	42.3	521.9	677.0	3,328.6	16,657.3	493.7	98.7	7,752
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	15	43	84	189	1,067	39	9
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	214.1	613.8	1,199.1	2,698.1	15,232.0	556.7	128.5	8,632
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	9	33	134	229	1,102	49	5
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	127.3	466.9	1,895.9	3,240.0	15,591.4	693.3	70.7	9,101
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	1	15	49	212	232	978	59	12
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	13.9	208.6	681.4	2,948.1	3,226.3	13,600.3	820.5	166.9	10,654
	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

Ocean City, MD		-0.11
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.

Ocean City, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, 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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, 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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, 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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, 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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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

Ocean City, MD	16.33
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.

Ocean City, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ocean City, MD	Count	132	104	28
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,862.0	1,467.1	395.0	16.65
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	125	98	27
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,764.0	1,383.0	381.0	15.74
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	120	96	24
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,671.5	1,337.2	334.3	15.04
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	124	101	23
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,729.7	1,408.8	320.8	15.69
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	139	108	31
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,980.1	1,538.5	441.6	17.59
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	133	106	27
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,893.0	1,508.7	384.3	17.01
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	135	107	28
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,904.1	1,509.2	394.9	17.07
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	131	105	26
	Ocean City, MD	Per 100,000	1,870.1	1,498.9	371.2	16.85
	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	Ocean City, MD	Count	118	99	19
2005	Ocean City, MD	Count	112	97	15