Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Westminster, MD Crime Grade
How Westminster 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maryland
3/10
vs. Maryland cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Westminster, MD was 206.8 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 20,797). That puts Westminster 36% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 41% below the Maryland statewide rate of 351.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Westminster (red), Maryland (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Westminster 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 | 193.0(36) | 371.9(75) | 258.2(53) | 241.9(50) | 206.8(43) |
| Murder | 5.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 16.1(3) | 24.8(5) | 34.1(7) | 29.0(6) | 9.6(2) |
| Robbery | 53.6(10) | 9.9(2) | 9.7(2) | 24.2(5) | 14.4(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 117.9(22) | 337.2(68) | 214.4(44) | 188.7(39) | 182.7(38) |
| Property crime | 2026.4(378) | 1978.7(399) | 1768.7(363) | 2085.0(431) | 1682.9(350) |
| Burglary | 246.6(46) | 183.5(37) | 92.6(19) | 106.4(22) | 105.8(22) |
| Larceny | 1726.2(322) | 1725.8(348) | 1588.5(326) | 1886.7(390) | 1495.4(311) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 53.6(10) | 64.5(13) | 87.7(18) | 67.7(14) | 76.9(16) |
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: Westminster'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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