Healthcare & Safety in Westminster
Westminster's real, disclosed crime picture runs genuinely two-sided this pass -- below-national on overall and violent crime, but above-national on property crime.
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Learn moreBelow-national overall and violent crime rates
Westminster's overall crime rate (23.58 per 1,000) ran below the national average (33.37), and its violent crime rate (20.8) also ran modestly below the national average (22.7) this pass.
An above-national property crime rate
Westminster's property crime rate (53.9) ran meaningfully ABOVE the national average (35.4) this pass -- a real, disclosed exception to the otherwise-favorable national comparison.
Above 76% of Maryland municipalities on overall crime
Despite running below the national average overall, Westminster's crime rate ran higher than 76% of Maryland's own cities and towns of all sizes per the same source -- a real, disclosed tension between the national and in-state comparisons.
Key takeaways
- Westminster's overall and violent crime rates both ran below the national average this pass.
- Property crime specifically ran above the national average -- a real, disclosed exception.
- Westminster's overall rate still ran higher than 76% of Maryland's own municipalities.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Westminster Police Department.
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