Rising Sun, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rising Sun, MD Summary

Crime in Rising Sun research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun:

  • There were 23 total crimes committed in Rising Sun the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 821.7 total crimes per 100K people in Rising Sun.
  • The overall crime rate in Rising Sun is -64.64% below the national average.
  • Rising Sun ranks #14 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Rising Sun ranks #3,119 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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Rising Sun Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rising Sun is 821.7 per 100,000 people. That's -64.64% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.11% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rising Sun
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 23 821.7 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 178.6 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 5 178.6 399.9 369.8
Burglary 2 71.5 252.0 269.8
Larceny 15 535.9 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 18 643.1 1,609.8 1,954.4

Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun

5
Violent Crimes
178.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Rising Sun in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rising Sun is 178.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 559.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rising Sun each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.69% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.33% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rising Sun

18
Property Crimes
643.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 property crimes in Rising Sun in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rising Sun is 643.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rising Sun each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.05% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rising Sun

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Havre de Grace, MD 14,883 227 1,525.2 1,397.6 127.7
Bel Air, MD 10,675 287 2,688.5 2,510.5 178.0
Charlestown, NH 4,950 23 464.6 383.8 80.8
Perryville, MD 4,431 79 1,782.9 1,489.5 293.4
North East, MD 4,100 98 2,390.2 2,195.1 195.1

Rising Sun SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
4
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