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Preston, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #15

Preston, MD	729.51
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.

Preston, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2011	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	137.7	0.0	137.7	137.7	137.7	248
	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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	146.0	146.0	438.0	438.0	0.0	0.0	693
	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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	1	3	6	0	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	146.0	438.0	875.9	0.0	0.0	584
	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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	291.5	291.5	583.1	437.3	0.0	802
	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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	1	4	12	0	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	154.6	618.2	1,854.7	0.0	0.0	927
	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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	1	4	5	2	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	171.2	684.9	856.2	342.5	0.0	899
	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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	1	4	10	0	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	173.3	693.2	1,733.1	0.0	0.0	953
	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

Preston, MD		-0.17
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.

Preston, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Preston, 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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Preston, 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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Preston, 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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Preston, 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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Preston, 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	Preston, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Preston, 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

Preston, MD	2.30
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.

Preston, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Preston, MD	Count	1	1	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	137.7	137.7	0.0	1.38
	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	Preston, MD	Count	3	2	1
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	438.0	292.0	146.0	3.65
	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	Preston, MD	Count	2	2	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	292.0	292.0	0.0	2.92
	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	Preston, MD	Count	1	1	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	145.8	145.8	0.0	1.46
	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	Preston, MD	Count	2	2	0
	Preston, MD	Per 100,000	309.1	309.1	0.0	3.09
	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
2005	Preston, MD	Count	1	1	0