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Crime rate in Bel Air, Maryland (MD): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Bel Air by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murders (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (10.1)	0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (38.4)	1 (10.0)	1 (10.0)	0 (0.0)	4 (39.7)	2 (20.2)	3 (30.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Robberies (per 100,000)	17 (166.2)	14 (134.8)	27 (259.3)	26 (259.0)	12 (120.5)	19 (189.2)	14 (139.0)	27 (272.9)	11 (112.0)	11 (111.2)	7 (68.5)
Assaults (per 100,000)	78 (762.5)	53 (510.2)	52 (499.4)	60 (597.8)	54 (542.3)	54 (537.8)	69 (684.9)	43 (434.7)	49 (498.8)	33 (333.5)	43 (420.9)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	85 (830.9)	52 (500.6)	54 (518.6)	35 (348.7)	54 (542.3)	60 (597.6)	49 (486.4)	45 (454.9)	42 (427.5)	34 (343.6)	32 (313.2)
Thefts (per 100,000)	446 (4,359.7)	461 (4,437.8)	435 (4,177.5)	450 (4,483.4)	458 (4,599.8)	384 (3,824.3)	326 (3,236.1)	465 (4,700.8)	406 (4,132.7)	407 (4,113.6)	339 (3,318.3)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	24 (234.6)	33 (317.7)	29 (278.5)	24 (239.1)	23 (231.0)	30 (298.8)	21 (208.5)	23 (232.5)	9 (91.6)	12 (121.3)	6 (58.7)
Arson (per 100,000)	6 (58.7)	12 (115.5)	10 (96.0)	5 (49.8)	2 (20.1)	4 (39.8)	2 (19.9)	12 (121.3)	2 (20.4)	3 (30.3)	4 (39.2)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 302.7)	409.0	343.0	391.3	386.0	354.4	363.3	352.2	381.8	324.9	287.2	238.1

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Maryland and other state lists there were 24 registered sex offenders living in Bel Air, Maryland as of May 21, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Bel Air to the number of sex offenders is 410 to 1.

See how dangerous Bel Air, MD is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Bel Air:
238.1
Aberdeen:
333.4
Havre de Grace:
218.2
Port Deposit:
318.7
Perryville:
160.6

Violent crime rate in 2011
Bel Air:
220.6
U.S. Average:
213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
Bel Air:
218.7
U.S. Average:
223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Bel Air:
302.8
U.S. Average:
238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Bel Air:
337.2
U.S. Average:
252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Bel Air:
407.2
U.S. Average:
259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Bel Air:
345.7
U.S. Average:
264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Bel Air:
307.9
U.S. Average:
258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Bel Air:
395.2
U.S. Average:
256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
Bel Air:
376.6
U.S. Average:
262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
Bel Air:
290.7
U.S. Average:
272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Bel Air:
418.6
U.S. Average:
276.6

Property crime rate in 2011
Bel Air:
214.0
U.S. Average:
273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
Bel Air:
263.8
U.S. Average:
276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Bel Air:
275.8
U.S. Average:
285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Bel Air:
325.4
U.S. Average:
302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Bel Air:
261.8
U.S. Average:
309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Bel Air:
320.5
U.S. Average:
317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Bel Air:
336.4
U.S. Average:
322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Bel Air:
297.3
U.S. Average:
327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
Bel Air:
319.5
U.S. Average:
334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
Bel Air:
333.3
U.S. Average:
336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Bel Air:
378.1
U.S. Average:
337.2

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City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 42 (30 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.94
Maryland average:
2.73

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 43 (31 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
3.13
Maryland average:
2.77

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 44 (30 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
3.05
Maryland average:
2.84

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 41 (29 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.93
Maryland average:
2.86

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 45 (31 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
3.08
Maryland average:
2.84

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 41 (30 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
3.01
Maryland average:
2.68

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 41 (29 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.91
Maryland average:
2.67

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 41 (29 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
2.94
Maryland average:
2.68

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 42 (30 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
3.02
Maryland average:
2.77

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Bel Air

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

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Zip codes: 21014.

Crime rate in Bel Air, Maryland (MD): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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