Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
La Plata, MD Crime Grade
How La Plata 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
3/10
vs. Maryland cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in La Plata, MD was 153.8 per 100,000 residents (18 incidents over a population of 11,700). That puts La Plata 53% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 56% below the Maryland statewide rate of 351.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. La Plata (red), Maryland (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
La Plata 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 | 452.3(44) | 243.6(26) | 201.4(22) | 215.9(24) | 153.8(18) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 133.6(13) | 46.9(5) | 45.8(5) | 18.0(2) | 17.1(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 318.7(31) | 196.8(21) | 155.6(17) | 197.9(22) | 136.8(16) |
| Property crime | 2878.3(280) | 1499.3(160) | 1922.4(210) | 1754.5(195) | 1333.3(156) |
| Burglary | 133.6(13) | 196.8(21) | 128.2(14) | 233.9(26) | 76.9(9) |
| Larceny | 2590.5(252) | 1283.7(137) | 1711.8(187) | 1340.7(149) | 1042.7(122) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 154.2(15) | 18.7(2) | 82.4(9) | 180.0(20) | 213.7(25) |
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: La Plata'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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