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Salisbury, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #79

Salisbury, MD	4,683.34
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.

Salisbury, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	17	71	198	311	1,478	46	11
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	53.5	223.4	623.1	978.6	4,650.9	144.7	34.6	2,952
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	17	99	210	336	1,420	50	11
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	53.9	314.1	666.3	1,066.1	4,505.5	158.6	34.9	3,148
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	1	18	118	229	336	1,470	53	8
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	3.2	58.5	383.4	744.0	1,091.7	4,776.1	172.2	26.0	3,488
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	1	23	74	271	402	1,369	61	8
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	3.3	75.1	241.6	884.7	1,312.4	4,469.3	199.1	26.1	3,546
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	7	22	143	278	575	1,598	65	11
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	24.1	75.7	492.3	957.1	1,979.6	5,501.6	223.8	37.9	4,915
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	2	20	198	423	727	1,778	104	20
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	6.9	69.4	687.5	1,468.8	2,524.3	6,173.6	361.1	69.4	5,941
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	4	18	155	484	534	1,618	92	23
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	14.1	63.3	544.7	1,700.9	1,876.6	5,686.2	323.3	80.8	5,571
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	2	24	182	295	583	1,704	103	13
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	7.2	86.6	656.4	1,063.9	2,102.6	6,145.6	371.5	46.9	5,365
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	5	26	213	325	638	1,813	131	24
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	19.0	98.6	807.8	1,232.6	2,419.7	6,876.0	496.8	91.0	6,404
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	1	14	160	315	623	1,766	112	28
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	3.8	53.1	607.3	1,195.6	2,364.6	6,702.9	425.1	106.3	5,505
	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

Salisbury, MD	10.67
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.

Salisbury, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salisbury, MD	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	6.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	62
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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	Salisbury, MD	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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	Salisbury, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salisbury, 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

Salisbury, MD	3.18
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.

Salisbury, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Salisbury, MD	Count	110	83	27
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	346.1	261.2	85.0	3.04
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	113	87	26
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	358.5	276.0	82.5	3.17
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	109	81	28
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	354.1	263.2	91.0	3.09
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	115	90	25
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	375.4	293.8	81.6	3.35
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	115	82	33
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	395.9	282.3	113.6	3.39
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	112	76	36
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	388.9	263.9	125.0	3.26
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	115	84	31
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	404.1	295.2	108.9	3.50
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	114	87	27
	Salisbury, MD	Per 100,000	411.2	313.8	97.4	3.62
	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	Salisbury, MD	Count	109	83	26
2005	Salisbury, MD	Count	109	85	24