Anne Arundel County, MD Murder Crime Rates and Maps

A+

Murder Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

1 in 40,161

Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Anne Arundel County is about 1 in 40,161.

$47

Murder costs the average Anne Arundel County resident about $47 per year.

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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Anne Arundel County in green. The most dangerous areas in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County, MD Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Anne Arundel County is in the 95th percentile for safety, meaning 5% of counties are safer and 95% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Anne Arundel County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Anne Arundel County is 0.0249 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Anne Arundel County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Anne Arundel County may be as high as 1 in 32,139 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 61,218 in the east part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Anne Arundel County, MD: about 4 per year. The northeast part of Anne Arundel County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Anne Arundel County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Anne Arundel 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.

Anne Arundel County, MD:	0.0249
Maryland:	0.0975
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Anne Arundel 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 Murder in Anne Arundel County, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Anne Arundel County about $28,851,273 in 2025, or roughly $47 per resident. This is part of Anne Arundel County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Anne Arundel County, including every crime type and how Anne Arundel County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Anne Arundel County's crime maps on the Anne Arundel County overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Anne Arundel County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Anne Arundel County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	C+	B
Baltimore City, MD	D-	F	D	D+
Prince George's County, MD	C+	C-	B-	F
Baltimore County, MD	D	C	D	B-
Queen Anne's County, MD	A	C+	A+	B+
District of Columbia, DC	F	F	F	F
Montgomery County, MD	B+	B+	B-	F
Arlington County, VA	B-	A-	C	C
Alexandria City, VA	C-	A	D	C-
Kent County, MD	D	D+	D	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Anne Arundel County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Suffolk County, NY	A	B	B	A+
Oneida County, NY	B	C-	C-	A+
Jefferson County, AL	D+	D+	D+	D-
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Honolulu County, HI	A-	A	A	A+
Dutchess County, NY	A-	B-	B-	A+
Duval County, FL	A	B-	B-	A+
Kern County, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Horry County, SC	D+	C	C	A+
Frederick County, MD	B-	B+	B+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Anne Arundel County, MD average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Anne Arundel County schools on SchoolGrade

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Anne Arundel County, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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