La Plata is a region located in MD, and has a population of 8,836. This region is policed by LA PLATA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
La Plata has an overall crime rate of 5115 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately more dangerous than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in La Plata is 1 in 20 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for La Platafor the previous 2 years was 5105 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for La Platahas been increasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | La Plata | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 5115 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 68 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | N/A | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 1256 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 396 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 170 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 3225 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 170 | 362 |
| La Plata | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 4% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 7% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | N/A | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 4% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 1% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 4% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 2% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 39 sex offender(s) in La Plata.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 441 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in La Plata. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Maryland see http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/onlineservs/socem/default.shtml
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
