Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Easton, MD Crime Grade
How Easton 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maryland
7/10
vs. Maryland cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Easton, MD was 493.0 per 100,000 residents (86 incidents over a population of 17,444). That puts Easton 52% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 40% above the Maryland statewide rate of 351.9.
That ranks Easton #3,269 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 13% of them, and #16 of 23 in Maryland. Violent crime is up 22% year over year and up 11% over the last five years.
Easton, MD crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Maryland Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 493.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,269 of 3,771
- MD rank
- #16 of 23
- Safer than
- 13% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 22%
- 5-year change
- up 11%
- Population
- 17,444
- Reporting agency
- Easton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Easton Police Department (FBI ORI MD0210100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Easton, MD
Also known as
- Talbot Town
- Court House
- Talbot Court House
- Pitts Bridge
- Talbot Courthouse
History
Established 1788 and incorporated in 1790. Named because of its location easterly of St. Michaels.
Location
At the head of Tred Avon River and on the W bank of Choptank River. (US-T121)
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Easton (red), Maryland (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Easton 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 444.6(74) | 174.0(30) | 377.8(66) | 405.4(70) | 493.0(86) |
| Murder | 6.0(1) | 5.8(1) | 11.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 126.2(21) | 46.4(8) | 45.8(8) | 46.3(8) | 34.4(6) |
| Robbery | 42.1(7) | 34.8(6) | 74.4(13) | 46.3(8) | 34.4(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 270.4(45) | 87.0(15) | 246.1(43) | 312.7(54) | 424.2(74) |
| Property crime | 1844.5(307) | 1444.6(249) | 2020.5(353) | 2050.0(354) | 1610.9(281) |
| Burglary | 204.3(34) | 110.2(19) | 269.0(47) | 167.9(29) | 120.4(21) |
| Larceny | 1508.1(251) | 1276.3(220) | 1654.2(289) | 1737.3(300) | 1375.8(240) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 120.2(20) | 52.2(9) | 85.9(15) | 133.2(23) | 108.9(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Easton, MD Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Easton Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Easton calculated?
- Easton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Maryland state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Maryland cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Easton Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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