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Bel Air, 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

The crime rate in Bel Air is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 28 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Bel Air is 1 in 36. Based on FBI crime data, Bel Air is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Maryland, Bel Air has a crime rate that is higher than 86% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Bel Air to other communities of similar population, then Bel Air crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Bel Air does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bel Air 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 Bel Air.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Bel Air occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Bel Air; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 530. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bel Air's rate for property crime is 26 per one thousand population. This makes Bel Air a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Bel Air is one in 39.

Bel Air Crime Data

total Crime Index

13

(100 is safest)


Safer than 13% of U.S. cities.

Bel Air Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

20

274

294

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.89

25.86

27.75

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.89
3.98
National Median: 4
    Bel Air
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 530

in Bel Air

1 in 251

in Maryland

Bel Air Violent Crimes

Population: 10,596
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 7 12
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.09 0.66 1.13

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
25.86
16.35
National Median: 20
    Bel Air
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 39

in Bel Air

1 in 61

in Maryland

Property Crimes

Population: 10,596
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 11 259 4
Rate per 1,000 1.04 24.44 0.38

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

Bel Air Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
100
43
National Median: 27.0
    Bel Air
    Maryland