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Burtonsville, MD crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 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

Burtonsville has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Burtonsville is 1 in 107. How does Burtonsville fare compared to other communities in Maryland of all population sizes? Burtonsville's crime rate is lower than approximately 55% of Maryland communities.

How does the crime rate in Burtonsville compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Burtonsville with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Burtonsville's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Burtonsville 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 Burtonsville.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Burtonsville'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 Burtonsville is one in 863.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Burtonsville; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Burtonsville Crime Data

total Crime Index

47

(100 is safest)


Safer than 47% of U.S. cities.

Burtonsville Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

11

78

89

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.16

8.21

9.37

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.16
4.26
National Median: 4
    Burtonsville
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 863

in Burtonsville

1 in 235

in Maryland

Burtonsville Violent Crimes

Population: 9,498
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.21
20.71
National Median: 19
    Burtonsville
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 122

in Burtonsville

1 in 48

in Maryland

Property Crimes

Population: 9,498
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Burtonsville Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
53
National Median: 26.5
    Burtonsville
    Maryland