Area Safety Data

State ranking ยท MD

Safest cities in Maryland by reported property-crime rate

Compare validated Maryland city candidates by selected property-offense rate, total offenses, signal, trend, and largest offense category. This is a cautious ranking layer, not a guarantee that one place is safe or unsafe.

Lowest listed rate 0.97 Taneytown, MD per 1,000 residents
Validated cities39Current MD city pages
Median rate20.75per 1,000 residents
Highest listed rate71.47Takoma Park, MD
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Maryland city rankings

Default order is lowest reported selected property-offense rate first. Click column headings to sort by count, rate, signal, trend, or largest category.
1 Taneytown MD 8,277 8 0.97 84 Trend pending Larceny/theft
2 Frostburg MD 6,979 7 1.00 88 Decreasing Burglary
3 Manchester MD 5,431 7 1.29 89 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
4 Brunswick MD 9,010 42 4.66 91 Decreasing Larceny/theft
5 Thurmont MD 6,307 40 6.34 78 Increasing Larceny/theft
6 Hampstead MD 6,273 55 8.77 86 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
7 Glenarden MD 6,385 57 8.93 73 Increasing Larceny/theft
8 Berlin MD 5,332 49 9.19 82 Trend pending Larceny/theft
9 Mount Airy MD 9,887 107 10.82 75 Increasing Larceny/theft
10 Gaithersburg MD 71,545 919 12.85 90 Decreasing Larceny/theft
11 Havre de Grace MD 15,297 198 12.94 82 Trend pending Larceny/theft
12 Rockville MD 66,745 1,053 15.78 77 Increasing Larceny/theft
13 New Carrollton MD 13,578 223 16.42 84 Decreasing Larceny/theft
14 District Heights MD 5,909 98 16.58 80 Decreasing Larceny/theft
15 Frederick MD 89,346 1,493 16.71 85 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
16 La Plata MD 11,365 196 17.25 74 Increasing Larceny/theft
17 Chestertown MD 5,668 107 18.88 77 Trend pending Larceny/theft
18 Easton MD 17,343 346 19.95 73 Increasing Larceny/theft
19 Bel Air MD 10,553 211 19.99 85 Decreasing Larceny/theft
20 Westminster MD 20,628 428 20.75 81 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
21 Annapolis MD 40,492 871 21.51 78 Trend pending Larceny/theft
22 Aberdeen MD 17,650 387 21.93 81 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
23 Fruitland MD 5,996 133 22.18 70 Increasing Larceny/theft
24 Bowie MD 58,017 1,341 23.11 73 Increasing Larceny/theft
25 Hagerstown MD 44,107 1,104 25.03 76 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
26 Mount Rainier MD 8,267 216 26.13 77 Decreasing Larceny/theft
27 Cheverly MD 6,135 172 28.04 64 Increasing Larceny/theft
28 Salisbury MD 33,748 947 28.06 78 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
29 Riverdale Park MD 7,309 212 29.01 75 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
30 Denton MD 5,037 148 29.38 75 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
31 Cambridge MD 13,313 414 31.10 79 Decreasing Larceny/theft
32 Hyattsville MD 21,050 710 33.73 75 Decreasing Larceny/theft
33 Bladensburg MD 9,624 332 34.50 72 Decreasing Larceny/theft
34 Cumberland MD 18,718 741 39.59 63 Increasing Larceny/theft
35 Baltimore MD 570,053 24,221 42.49 61 Increasing Larceny/theft
36 Greenbelt MD 24,817 1,096 44.16 72 Decreasing Larceny/theft
37 Laurel MD 30,133 1,452 48.19 67 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
38 Elkton MD 16,011 798 49.84 66 Roughly stable Larceny/theft
39 Takoma Park MD 17,364 1,241 71.47 46 Increasing Larceny/theft

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Ranking Lowest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the lowest reported selected property-offense rates among validated city candidates. Ranking Highest reported property-crime rate cities Compare the highest reported selected property-offense rates per resident among validated city candidates. Ranking Most reported selected property offenses Compare the largest reported selected property-offense counts among validated city candidates. State rankings Rankings by state Compare lowest and highest reported property-crime candidates inside each state.