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Hughesville, 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 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

Hughesville is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (60%) and also has a lower crime rate than 68% of the communities in Maryland, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Hughesville is one in 135 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Hughesville compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Hughesville with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Hughesville'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 Hughesville 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 Hughesville.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Hughesville'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 Hughesville is one in 813.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Hughesville is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Hughesville than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 163.

Hughesville Crime Data

total Crime Index

60

(100 is safest)


Safer than 60% of U.S. cities.

Hughesville Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

3

15

18

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.23

6.15

7.38

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.23
3.98
National Median: 4
    Hughesville
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 813

in Hughesville

1 in 251

in Maryland

Hughesville Violent Crimes

Population: 2,438
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
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

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.15
16.35
National Median: 20
    Hughesville
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 163

in Hughesville

1 in 61

in Maryland

Property Crimes

Population: 2,438
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Hughesville Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
43
National Median: 27.0
    Hughesville
    Maryland