Salisbury, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Salisbury, MD Summary

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

  • There were 1,216 total crimes committed in Salisbury the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,677.8 total crimes per 100K people in Salisbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Salisbury is 58.24% above the national average.
  • Salisbury ranks #66 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Salisbury ranks #8,735 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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Salisbury Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salisbury is 3,677.8 per 100,000 people. That's 58.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 83.01% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salisbury
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,216 3,677.8 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 65 196.6 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 282 852.9 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 362 1,094.9 399.9 369.8
Burglary 130 393.2 252.0 269.8
Larceny 684 2,068.8 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 121.0 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 854 2,582.9 1,609.8 1,954.4

Salisbury 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 Salisbury

362
Violent Crimes
1,094.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
196.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 362 violent crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salisbury is 1,094.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 196.07% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 173.81% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salisbury

854
Property Crimes
2,582.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 854 property crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salisbury is 2,582.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.16% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 60.45% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salisbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Easton, MD 17,237 232 1,345.9 1,224.1 121.8
Ocean Pines, MD 11,710 67 572.2 555.1 17.1
Fruitland, MD 5,346 201 3,759.8 3,516.6 243.2
Lewes, DE 3,533 46 1,302.0 1,047.3 254.7
Delmar, MD 3,248 57 1,754.9 1,447.0 307.9
Ocean View, DE 2,851 19 666.4 631.4 35.1
Delmar, DE 2,178 54 2,479.3 1,974.3 505.1
Rehoboth Beach, DE 1,190 135 11,344.5 10,252.1 1,092.4

Salisbury SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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