Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Frostburg is safer than 88% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Maryland, only on the order of 6% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Frostburg. If you live in Frostburg, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 409. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Frostburg, and we found that the crime rate in Frostburg is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Frostburg is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Frostburg does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Frostburg.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Frostburg's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Frostburg is one in 870.
Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Frostburg compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Frostburg is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Frostburg is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
8 |
9 |
17 |
Crime Rate
|
1.15 |
1.29 |
2.44 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.00 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |