Editing Crisfield, Maryland (section)

===Crime===
Crisfield gained a new police chief in 2007&mdash;Chief Michael L. Tabor, who retired from the [[Baltimore Police Department]] to head law enforcement in the city.<ref name="crisfield-chief-news">{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/02/07/city-police-major-to-head-force-in-crisfield/|title=City police major to head force in Crisfield|access-date=2010-09-05|date=2007-02-07|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|location=Baltimore, Maryland}}</ref>  Since then, crime rates have been on a steady decline, generally halving between 2006 and 2008.<ref name="crime2006">{{cite web|url=http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_08_md.html|title=Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2006|date=September 2007|work=Uniform Crime Report, 2006|access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref><ref name="crime2008">{{cite web|url=http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2008/data/table_08_md.html|title=Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City, 2008|date=September 2009|work=Uniform Crime Report, 2009|access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref>  The most prevalent crime in the city is property crime, down from a high of 180 in 2006<ref name="crime2006"/> to 92 in 2008.<ref name="crime2006"/>  Theft is also very common.  Violent crimes, such as murder and forcible rape, are rare, though the numbers for those are on the decline as well.<ref name="crime2006"/><ref name="crime2008"/>  In January 2010, it was reported that Crisfield experienced an 81% decrease in crime rates of all kinds since 2007.<ref name=crimereport2009>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofcrisfield-md.gov/MUNICIPALITY_CRIME_RATES.doc|format=DOC|title=Crisfield Police Department January 2010 City Council Meeting|access-date=2010-09-11|year=2010}}</ref>