St. Mary's is a county located in MD, and has a population of 106,148. This region is policed by ST. MARY''S COUNTY.
St. Mary's County has an overall crime rate of 3497 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately safer 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 St. Mary's County is 1 in 29 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for St. Mary's County for the previous 2 years was 3194 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for St. Mary's County has 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) | St. Mary's | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 3497 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | 1.1 | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 52 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 17 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 1163 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 611 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 300 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 1541 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 111 | 362 |
| St. Mary's | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 44% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | 0% | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 76% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 18% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 54% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 26% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 28% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 26% | 12% |