Ocean City has a population of 6,982. During the past three years, Ocean City saw 3,688 arrests. For 2017, the Ocean City's arrest rate totaled 1,621.31 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 412.19% makes Ocean City higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 107 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Ocean City also totaled 1,025 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Berlin and Pocomoke City, Ocean City is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Ocean City had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Ocean City averaged 107 violent crimes and 1,025 non-violent crimes.
The city of Ocean City experienced 994 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 5 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 71 was for legacy rape and 23 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 269, and the aggravated assault total was 626.
It is situated in Worcester county, Maryland with a total number of 123 employees - 6 female, 88 male officers and 29 civilians. Ocean City PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MD0240200, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.