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The Chestertown crime rate is higher than the Maryland average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #55

Chestertown, MD	2,124.47
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.

Chestertown, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	1	4	18	41	85	4	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	18.9	75.7	340.8	776.4	1,609.5	75.7	0.0	1,378
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	NA	13	14	36	104	4	2
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	240.5	259.0	665.9	1,923.8	74.0	37.0	1,472
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	1	14	20	26	109	5	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	18.9	263.9	377.0	490.1	2,054.7	94.3	0.0	1,673
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	4	7	29	52	91	5	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	75.4	132.0	547.0	980.8	1,716.3	94.3	0.0	2,089
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	2	8	20	54	112	9	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	39.2	156.8	392.1	1,058.6	2,195.6	176.4	19.6	1,991
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	9	33	47	105	7	2
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	183.1	671.4	956.3	2,136.3	142.4	40.7	2,032
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	1	3	14	56	48	103	10	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	20.3	61.0	284.8	1,139.1	976.4	2,095.2	203.4	20.3	3,291
	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
2007	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	2	9	28	37	124	1	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	40.5	182.1	566.6	748.7	2,509.1	20.2	20.2	2,055
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.8	21.0	236.0	375.1	660.2	2,265.9	505.4	NA	2,131
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	2	15	28	41	148	9	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	42.7	320.1	597.5	874.9	3,158.3	192.1	0.0	2,614
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.7	21.0	256.0	392.0	667.0	2,270.4	543.5	NA	2,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	3	12	42	25	106	11	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	66.5	266.1	931.5	554.4	2,350.9	244.0	0.0	2,650
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.9	22.6	256.7	413.8	641.4	2,294.3	608.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Chestertown, MD	22.33
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.

Chestertown, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, 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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, 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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, 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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, 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	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, 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	Chestertown, MD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	20.2	20.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	202
	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
2006	Chestertown, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chestertown, MD	2.31
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.

Chestertown, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chestertown, MD	Count	13	12	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	246.2	227.2	18.9	2.37
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	13	12	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	240.5	222.0	18.5	2.31
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	13	12	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	245.1	226.2	18.9	2.36
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	14	13	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	264.1	245.2	18.9	2.55
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	11	10	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	215.6	196.0	19.6	2.06
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	13	12	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	264.5	244.2	20.3	2.54
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	13	12	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	264.4	244.1	20.3	2.54
	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	Chestertown, MD	Count	14	13	1
	Chestertown, MD	Per 100,000	283.3	263.1	20.2	2.73
	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
2006	Chestertown, MD	Count	13	12	1
2005	Chestertown, MD	Count	14	13	1