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La Plata, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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The La Plata crime rate is lower than the Maryland average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #33

La Plata, MD	1,410.75
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.

La Plata, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	La Plata, MD	Count	0	1	9	37	24	297	8	2
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	11.0	98.9	406.6	263.7	3,263.7	87.9	22.0	1,603
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	NA	6	39	47	227	5	3
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	66.4	431.8	520.4	2,513.3	55.4	33.2	1,449
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	9	28	33	216	5	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	100.2	311.7	367.4	2,404.8	55.7	11.1	1,275
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	6	41	35	285	15	0
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	67.9	464.0	396.1	3,225.4	169.8	0.0	1,655
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	15	36	44	287	10	0
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	161.9	388.5	474.9	3,097.3	107.9	0.0	1,697
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	6	28	30	279	17	0
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	65.4	305.3	327.2	3,042.5	185.4	0.0	1,420
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	14	28	28	195	14	2
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	153.8	307.7	307.7	2,142.6	153.8	22.0	1,306
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	13	37	50	134	11	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	143.0	407.0	550.1	1,474.1	121.0	11.0	1,326
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	10	21	32	163	16	3
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	118.1	248.1	378.0	1,925.6	189.0	35.4	1,192
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	6	31	17	154	19	4
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	73.4	379.4	208.1	1,884.7	232.5	49.0	1,183
	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

La Plata, MD		-0.11
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.

La Plata, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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
2006	La Plata, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	La Plata, 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

La Plata, MD	1.57
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.

La Plata, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	La Plata, MD	Count	17	16	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	186.8	175.8	11.0	1.81
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	17	16	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	188.2	177.1	11.1	1.83
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	16	15	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	178.1	167.0	11.1	1.73
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	17	16	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	192.4	181.1	11.3	1.87
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	17	15	2
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	183.5	161.9	21.6	1.73
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	16	14	2
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	174.5	152.7	21.8	1.64
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	15	14	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	164.8	153.8	11.0	1.59
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	13	12	1
	La Plata, MD	Per 100,000	143.0	132.0	11.0	1.38
	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	La Plata, MD	Count	11	10	1
2005	La Plata, MD	Count	10	9	1