New gun laws increase crime in Maryland?

[2aguy]

did the new gun laws in Maryland increase the crime rate...while the crime rate in the rest of the country went down....and what types of crime went up....read and find out.....

Crime Index In Maryland After The Gun Law Extrano s Alley a gun blog

Someone was sent by in a search for “crime index in maryland after the gun control law.”

The “gun law” should be anti-gun, and judging by historical factors pro-crime, Governor Martin O’Malley rammed through in early 2013. Since “the law” was not in effect for the full year, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report gives an incomplete picture. And if we are fortunate, we will have the official 2014 reports by November of 2015.

Which leaves with the media. Briefly quoting a brief overview of the the Hagerstown, Maryland, Herald Mail:

A look at the city’s Uniform Crime Report Statistics that are reported to the FBI shows there was a 3.7 percent crime increase in the city between 2012 and 2013. The trend has continued in the first 10 months of this year with a crime rate increase of 2.3 percent.

The largest increases in crimes have been for robbery, assault and burglary, which increased 16.5 percent between 2012 and 2013, according to the statistics.

Of course, nationally, crime went down between 2012 and 2013. This table, from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2013 shows the national trend, click on the graphic for a clearer view: