County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led

Carroll County, MD

At 172,891 residents, Carroll County is a large county in Maryland. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).

Data updated 2026-07-13

588
Property offenses
173
Violent offenses
761
Total · 2024

Carroll County, MD reported 100 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Carroll County, MD agencies reported 173 violent and 588 property offenses. That equals about 100 violent and 340 property crimes per 100,000 using a verified Census population join. Table 10 coverage is a voluntary subset of U.S. counties.

  • 2024 UCR year
  • 173 violent offenses
  • 100/100K violent rate

What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Carroll County, MD

Offense mix

Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix

Violent offenses are 22.7% of the 761 Part I offenses reported in Carroll County for 2024, against a median of 16.3% across comparable Maryland counties — a gap of 6.5 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.

Position in the state cohort

Carroll County sits mid-pack among comparable Maryland counties

At 100.1 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Carroll County ranks 8 of 19 — above 11 of the 18 other Maryland counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +21.1% against the cohort median of 82.7. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.

On a large county row, county figures aggregate every participating agency inside the county. Participation is voluntary. Per-100,000 rates use a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census county population, never a Table 10 field; unmatched counties stay count-only. A large county line encloses very different communities.

Property Crime
588
Violent Crime
173
Data Year
2024

Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county

Category Count
Property Crime 588
Burglary 90
Larceny-Theft 466
Motor Vehicle Theft 32
Arson 3
Violent Crime 173
Murder 2
Rape 12
Robbery 2
Aggravated Assault 157

Reporting Agency

Carroll County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating

Carroll County's crime figures on this page originate from Carroll County Sheriff's Office's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the crime rate in Carroll County, MD?
In 2024, Carroll County reported 173 violent crimes and 588 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Carroll County safe?
Carroll County reported 761 total crimes in 2024. Property crime accounts for the majority of offenses. Compare with other counties in Maryland on our state page for context.

Similar-Size Counties in Maryland

A per-capita rate is easiest to read against places of similar scale, so these are the Maryland counties closest to Carroll County in population. Their populations run from 103,588 to 166,617, against 172,891 here. Or launch the side-by-side compare tool to benchmark two jurisdictions directly.

ZIP Codes in Carroll County

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 10.

FBI Table 10 supplies county offense counts but no resident population. Where this page shows a per-100,000 rate, the denominator is a separately matched 2020 U.S. Census Bureau county population; unmatched county rows remain count-only. Statewide comparisons draw on the state UCR program. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 10 county crime · 2024 Carroll County, MD figures cover participating agencies only.

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