Assault per Capita in St. Mary's County
The map below shows assault per 1,000 St. Mary's County residents.
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1 in 490
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in St. Mary's County is about 1 in 490.
$59
Assault costs the average St. Mary's County resident about $59 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in St. Mary's County in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Mary's County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is St. Mary's County, MD Safe from Assault?
The B- grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US county. St. Mary's County is in the 58th percentile for safety, meaning 42% of counties are safer and 58% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Mary's County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of assault in St. Mary's County is 2.039 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Mary's County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in St. Mary's County may be as high as 1 in 333 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 791 in the south part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southeast parts of St. Mary's County, MD: about 64 per year. The northeast part of St. Mary's County has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.
How St. Mary's County's Assault Rate Compares
The chart below compares the assault rate in St. Mary's County to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| St. Mary's County, MD: | 2.039 |
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| Maryland: | 2.473 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, St. Mary's County is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Assault in St. Mary's County, MD
Assault is projected to cost the residents of St. Mary's County about $6,794,711 in 2025, or roughly $59 per resident. This is part of St. Mary's County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Mary's County, including every crime type and how St. Mary's County compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Assault Map
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading St. Mary's County's crime maps on the St. Mary's County overall crime page.
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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of assault in St. Mary's County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Mary's County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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A- | A- | A | A- | |
C- | C+ | C- | C | |
B- | B+ | B- | B+ | |
B | B- | B | B | |
B- | C+ | B | C | |
A | A+ | A | A+ | |
D | D+ | D | D | |
D | D | D+ | D | |
C- | B- | C+ | B | |
C- | A | D | A |
Assault in County with Similar Populations
St. Mary's County is similar versus other counties of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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D- | D- | D- | D- | |
C- | C- | C- | C- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
A | A- | A- | A | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B | B- | B- | B- | |
A | A | A | A+ | |
B- | C | C | C- | |
A | A- | A- | B+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Mary's County, MD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See St. Mary's County schools on SchoolGrade
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