Bel Air, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Bel Air is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bel Air's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Bel Air is 0.0317 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bel Air generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Bel Air may be as high as 1 in 20,229 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 70,503 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Bel Air, MD: about 0 per year. The east part of Bel Air has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Bel Air's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Bel Air to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Bel Air 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 Bel Air, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Bel Air about $1,053,084 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of Bel Air's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bel Air, including every crime type and how Bel Air compares to other cities.

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 Bel Air's crime maps on the Bel Air overall crime page.

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Individual Bel Air Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Bel Air is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bel Air.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bel Air North, MD	A	B+	A	A
Bel Air South, MD	B+	B	B	A
Pleasant Hills, MD	B-	B	C+	A+
Churchville, MD	A-	B-	B+	A-
Forest Hill, MD	A-	B	B+	A
Abingdon, MD	B+	B-	B	B
Joppa, MD	D+	D	D+	C
Riverside, MD	B+	B-	C+	C-
Belcamp, MD	B-	C+	C+	C
Fallston, MD	A-	B	B+	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Bel Air is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Chaparral, NM	D-	D	D	D
Beech Grove, IN	C+	C	C	C
Wilmington, OH	C	B+	B+	B
Whitewater, WI	B-	C+	C+	C+
Bellevue, WI	C+	B+	B+	A+
Bellingham, MA	A-	B-	B-	A+
Bennettsville, SC	F	F	F	F
White Center, WA	F	D	D	F
Westwood, MA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Webster, MA	B+	C	C	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bel Air, MD average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Bel Air schools on SchoolGrade

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