County crime profile · 2024 · large county · property-led
Worcester County, MD
At 52,460 residents, Worcester 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
166
Property offenses
32
Violent offenses
198
Total · 2024
Worcester County, MD reported 61 violent crimes per 100,000 in FBI UCR 2024
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Worcester County, MD agencies reported 32 violent and 166 property offenses. That equals about 61 violent and 316 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
32 violent offenses
61/100K violent rate
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Worcester County, MD
Position in the state cohort
Worcester County reported a lower violent-crime rate than most comparable Maryland counties
At 61.0 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Worcester County ranks 15 of 19 — above 4 of the 18 other Maryland counties whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test and carries a matched Census denominator. That is -33.4% against the cohort median of 91.6. Counties that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2024 reported record
Larceny-theft is the most reported offence in Worcester County
Of the 198 Part I offences Worcester County reported for 2024, 16.2% were violent. Aggravated assault leads the violent categories at 22, and larceny-theft leads the property categories at 127, against a population of 52,460. Maryland has too few counties with a comparable 2024 submission to place this record against an in-state cohort, so it is reported on its own terms.
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
166
Violent Crime
32
Data Year
2024
Crime Breakdown (2024) · property-led · large county
Category
Count
Property Crime
166
Burglary
31
Larceny-Theft
127
Motor Vehicle Theft
8
Arson
0
Violent Crime
32
Murder
0
Rape
10
Robbery
0
Aggravated Assault
22
Reporting Agency
Worcester County Sheriff's Office NIBRS-participating
Worcester County's crime figures on this page originate from Worcester 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 Worcester County, MD?▼
In 2024, Worcester County reported 32 violent crimes and 166 property crimes. The most common violent crime was aggravated assault, and the most common property crime was larceny-theft.
Is Worcester County safe?▼
Worcester County reported 198 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 Worcester County in population. Their populations run from 32,531 to 68,106, against 52,460 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.