County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Charles County, MD
At 166,617 residents, Charles County is a large county in Maryland. FBI UCR county totals below are read before any per-100,000 rate (Census denominator when matched).
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Data updated 2026-07-13
1,673
Property offenses
517
Violent offenses
2,190
Total · 2024
Charles County, MD reported 310 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Charles County, MD agencies reported 517 violent and 1,673 property offenses. That equals about 310 violent and 1004 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
517 violent offenses
310/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Charles County, MD
Position in the state cohort
Charles County reported the highest violent-crime rate among comparable Maryland counties
At 310.3 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Charles County ranks 1 of 19 — above 18 of the 18 other Maryland counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is +275.4% 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.
Offense mix
Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix
Violent offenses are 23.6% of the 2,190 Part I offenses reported in Charles County for 2024, against a median of 16.3% across comparable Maryland counties — a gap of 7.3 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.
2022–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 3 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 291.7 per 100,000 in 2022 to 310.3 in 2024 (+6.4%). The highest observed value was 322.3 in 2023 and the lowest 291.7 in 2022. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
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
1,673
Violent Crime
517
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
1,673
Burglary
161
Larceny-Theft
1,132
Motor Vehicle Theft
380
Arson
5
Violent Crime
517
Murder
5
Rape
38
Robbery
99
Aggravated Assault
375
Reporting Agency
Charles County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Charles County's crime figures on this page originate from Charles 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 Charles County, MD?▼
In 2024, Charles County reported 517 violent crimes and 1,673 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Charles County safe?▼
Charles County reported 2,190 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 Charles County in population. Their populations run from 103,588 to 172,891, against 166,617 here. Or launch the
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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.