Upper Marlboro, MD Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

A-

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B
Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 726

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Upper Marlboro is about 1 in 726.

$10

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Upper Marlboro resident about $10 per year.

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

The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US city. Upper Marlboro is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of cities are safer and 77% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Upper Marlboro's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of drug-related crime in Upper Marlboro is 1.378 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Upper Marlboro generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Upper Marlboro may be as high as 1 in 243 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,669 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of Upper Marlboro, MD: about 13 per year. The west part of Upper Marlboro has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Upper Marlboro's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Upper Marlboro to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Upper Marlboro, MD:	1.378
Maryland:	3.407
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Upper Marlboro 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 Drug-Related Crime in Upper Marlboro, MD

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Upper Marlboro about $168,166 in 2025, or roughly $10 per resident. This is part of Upper Marlboro's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Upper Marlboro, including every crime type and how Upper Marlboro compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime 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 Upper Marlboro's crime maps on the Upper Marlboro overall crime page.

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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Brock Hall, MD	B+	B+	A	D
Marlboro Village, MD	C+	C-	B-	C
Westphalia, MD	B-	B+	A-	D+
Kettering, MD	B	B-	B	A
Largo, MD	C+	C	B	B-
Lake Arbor, MD	D	D+	D+	B
Forestville, MD	F	F	F	B
Summerfield, MD	C-	D+	C	A
Leon, MD	C-	D-	C-	A-
Rosaryville, MD	A-	B+	B+	A-

Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations

Upper Marlboro is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	C	C-	C-	B-
Whitman, MA	A-	B+	B+	A-
Wilbraham, MA	A	B+	B+	A-
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI	D	A-	A-	B
Hanover, MA	B+	B	B	A
Ham Lake, MN	A-	A+	A+	B
Haddonfield, NJ	A-	A+	A+	A+
Guyton, GA	A+	A-	A-	B+
Guntersville, AL	D	C-	C-	D-
Gulf Shores, AL	C+	C+	C+	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Upper Marlboro, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Upper Marlboro schools on SchoolGrade

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