Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bel Air, MD Crime Grade
How Bel Air grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Maryland — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maryland
2/10
vs. Maryland cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bel Air, MD was 145.3 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 10,321). That puts Bel Air 55% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 59% below the Maryland statewide rate of 351.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bel Air (red), Maryland (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bel Air vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 187.8(19) | 178.0(19) | 189.7(20) | 239.9(25) | 145.3(15) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 19.0(2) | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 39.5(4) | 9.4(1) | 47.4(5) | 9.6(1) | 38.8(4) |
| Robbery | 59.3(6) | 65.6(7) | 19.0(2) | 28.8(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 89.0(9) | 103.0(11) | 104.3(11) | 191.9(20) | 106.6(11) |
| Property crime | 1383.9(140) | 2510.5(268) | 2238.0(236) | 1995.8(208) | 2257.5(233) |
| Burglary | 108.7(11) | 103.0(11) | 75.9(8) | 96.0(10) | 106.6(11) |
| Larceny | 1245.6(126) | 2379.4(254) | 2076.8(219) | 1823.1(190) | 2054.1(212) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 29.7(3) | 28.1(3) | 75.9(8) | 76.8(8) | 96.9(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bel Air's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Maryland cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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