Boyds, MD Drug-Related Crime Rates and Drug-Related Crime Maps

Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Boyds

The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Boyds residents.

 

Boyds, MD Map of Drug-Related Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
A
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A crime occurs every 1 day 18 hours (on average) in Boyds.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Boyds in green. The most dangerous areas in Boyds 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 Boyds, MD Safe?

The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US city. Boyds is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of cities are safer and 99% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Boyds's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Boyds is 0.2659 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Boyds generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Boyds may be as high as 1 in 1,661 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 48,042 in the central part of the city. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the east parts of Boyds, MD: about 1 per year. The central part of Boyds has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Boyds, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Boyds residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Boyds has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Boyds has 1, have the same problem. Of Boyds’s 14,336 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Boyds Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Boyds residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.5665
Robbery
0.5522
Rape
0.2313
Murder
0.1427
Total Violent Crime
1.493 (A)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.215
Vehicle Theft
0.7167
Burglary
1.052
Arson
0.0554
Total Property Crime
10.04 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0267
Drug Crimes
0.2659
Vandalism
1.489
Identity Theft
0.8922
Animal Cruelty
0.1400
Total "Other" Rate
2.814 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Boyds is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Boyds.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
B-
B-
C+
A
A
A
A
C+
A+
A+
A-
A+
B+
B
B-
A+
B+
B
B-
A
B-
B-
C
A-
B+
B+
B-
A-
A-
A-
A-
A-
A
B+
B+
A
A-
A
B+
B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Boyds is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
B-
C
C
B-
D+
D+
D+
B
A
B
B
A
A
A
A
B-
A
A
A
A-
D-
F
F
C+
C-
C-
C-
D-
A
A
A
C
B-
A
A
B-
C+
B-
B-
A-

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Boyds is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boyds, MD average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Boyds schools on SchoolGrade

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