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Bowie, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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The Bowie crime rate is much lower than the Maryland average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #20

Bowie, MD	795.73
Maryland	1,883.78
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Bowie, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bowie, MD	Count	1	1	31	43	135	643	67	2
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	54.2	75.2	236.1	1,124.4	117.2	3.5	649
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.1	19.1	159.7	253.2	468.7	1,819.6	219.2	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Bowie, MD	Count	0	6	28	27	155	661	66	4
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	10.6	49.6	47.8	274.4	1,170.3	116.8	7.1	664
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.4	19.9	169.5	272.0	538.9	1,898.3	226.3	NA	1,579
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Bowie, MD	Count	1	0	38	40	175	678	53	5
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	68.1	71.7	313.8	1,215.8	95.0	9.0	710
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.3	21.0	172.3	277.2	573.2	1,924.9	255.3	NA	1,630
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Bowie, MD	Count	0	2	45	32	185	589	60	1
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	3.6	81.5	57.9	334.9	1,066.1	108.6	1.8	687
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.8	20.5	177.5	289.3	614.0	1,970.5	275.7	NA	1,698
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Bowie, MD	Count	1	2	57	46	212	715	117	2
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	1.9	3.7	105.9	85.4	393.8	1,328.0	217.3	3.7	928
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.4	21.3	191.5	327.5	632.9	2,051.7	312.6	NA	1,818
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Bowie, MD	Count	0	4	65	55	254	742	106	3
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	123.6	104.6	483.1	1,411.3	201.6	5.7	1,024
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.7	20.3	210.7	351.3	649.7	2,206.7	344.2	NA	1,933
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Bowie, MD	Count	0	2	64	37	258	611	119	4
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	3.8	120.1	69.4	484.0	1,146.1	223.2	7.5	909
	Maryland	Per 100,000	8.8	20.0	234.4	365.1	689.6	2,378.3	449.7	NA	2,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784

Hate Crime Index

Bowie, MD	4.25
Maryland	14.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Bowie, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bowie, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Bowie, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Bowie, MD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Bowie, MD	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Bowie, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Bowie, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Bowie, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Bowie, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Bowie, MD	0.77
Maryland	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Bowie, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bowie, MD	Count	61	54	7
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	106.7	94.4	12.2	1.01
	Maryland	Per 100,000	347.2	266.0	81.2	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Bowie, MD	Count	62	57	5
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	109.8	100.9	8.9	1.05
	Maryland	Per 100,000	383.4	292.1	91.3	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Bowie, MD	Count	60	55	5
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	107.6	98.6	9.0	1.03
	Maryland	Per 100,000	314.4	245.4	69.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Bowie, MD	Count	58	47	11
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	105.0	85.1	19.9	0.95
	Maryland	Per 100,000	361.7	273.2	88.4	3.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Bowie, MD	Count	54	48	6
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	100.3	89.2	11.1	0.95
	Maryland	Per 100,000	365.9	277.0	88.9	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Bowie, MD	Count	52	47	5
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	98.9	89.4	9.5	0.94
	Maryland	Per 100,000	373.4	283.8	89.6	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Bowie, MD	Count	42	35	7
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	78.8	65.7	13.1	0.72
	Maryland	Per 100,000	381.2	286.3	94.9	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Bowie, MD	Count	29	25	4
	Bowie, MD	Per 100,000	54.0	46.6	7.5	0.50
	Maryland	Per 100,000	378.7	284.3	94.4	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00