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Ocean City Crime Rate Report (Maryland)

Ocean City crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Ocean City for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Ocean City in 2024 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 170.1% and the city property crime rate in Ocean City was higher than the national property crime rate average by 400.06%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Ocean City was higher than the violent crime rate in Maryland by 133.14% and the city property crime rate in Ocean City was higher than the property crime rate in Maryland by 329.68%.

Property and Violent Crime
Ocean City Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Ocean City Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Ocean City Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault52
Arson0
Burglary63
Larceny and Theft521
Motor Vehicle Theft27
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape12
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)888
Property Crime611
Violent Crime68
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault69
Arson0
Burglary30
Larceny and Theft373
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape15
Robbery12
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)702
Property Crime425
Violent Crime95

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Ocean City Property Crime

Ocean City Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Ocean City Crime 2024

Ocean City Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Ocean City Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Ocean City Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Ocean City, Maryland crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Ocean City crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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