Burglary per Capita in Gunpowder
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Gunpowder residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Gunpowder residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Gunpowder is about 1 in 97.
Burglary costs the average Gunpowder resident about $93 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Gunpowder in green. The most dangerous areas in Gunpowder are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The F grade means the rate of burglary is much higher than the average US city. Gunpowder is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of cities are safer and 1% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gunpowder's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Gunpowder is 10.29 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gunpowder generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Gunpowder may be as high as 1 in 94 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 98 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the north parts of Gunpowder, MD: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Gunpowder has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Gunpowder to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Gunpowder, MD: | 10.29 |
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| Maryland: | 1.866 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Gunpowder is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Gunpowder about $9,804 in 2025, or roughly $93 per resident. This is part of Gunpowder's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gunpowder, including every crime type and how Gunpowder compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary 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 Gunpowder's crime maps on the Gunpowder overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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D | F | C- | B- | |
C | D+ | C | B | |
D+ | D | C- | B- | |
F | D | F | D+ | |
C- | C | C- | B- | |
D+ | D | D+ | C+ | |
B+ | B- | B | A | |
D+ | C+ | C- | B | |
B- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
B+ | B- | C+ | C |
Gunpowder is higher versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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A | A | A | B+ | |
D | B- | B- | D+ | |
A | A | A | A+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | C- | |
C- | C | C | C | |
C | C- | C- | D- | |
B- | B- | B- | B- | |
A | C+ | C+ | C- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
D- | F | F | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gunpowder, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Gunpowder schools on SchoolGrade
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