Berlin, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Berlin, MD Summary

Crime in Berlin research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Berlin over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Berlin:

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Berlin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,172.4 total crimes per 100K people in Berlin.
  • The overall crime rate in Berlin is -49.56% below the national average.
  • Berlin ranks #22 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Berlin ranks #4,309 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Berlin Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berlin is 1,172.4 per 100,000 people. That's -49.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.66% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berlin
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 1,172.4 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 20.6 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 2 41.1 399.9 369.8
Burglary 5 102.8 252.0 269.8
Larceny 48 987.2 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 55 1,131.2 1,609.8 1,954.4

Berlin Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Berlin

2
Violent Crimes
41.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Berlin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berlin is 41.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,431.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.71% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berlin

55
Property Crimes
1,131.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 property crimes in Berlin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berlin is 1,131.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.73% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berlin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ocean Pines, MD 11,710 67 572.2 555.1 17.1
Millsboro, DE 7,386 208 2,816.1 2,437.0 379.1
Selbyville, DE 3,104 66 2,126.3 1,675.3 451.0
Ocean View, DE 2,851 19 666.4 631.4 35.1
Bethany Beach, DE 1,032 88 8,527.1 8,236.4 290.7

Berlin SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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