Caroline County, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US county. Caroline County is in the 48th percentile for safety, meaning 52% of counties are safer and 48% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Caroline County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Caroline County is 0.0685 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Caroline County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Caroline County may be as high as 1 in 11,391 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,259 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Caroline County, MD: about 1 per year. The east part of Caroline County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Caroline County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Caroline 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.

Considering only the murder rate, Caroline County is safer than the Maryland state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Caroline County, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Caroline County about $4,323,096 in 2025, or roughly $129 per resident. This is part of Caroline County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Caroline County, including every crime type and how Caroline 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 Caroline County's crime maps on the Caroline County overall crime page.

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Individual Caroline County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Talbot County, MD	C-	B-	C+	A
Queen Anne's County, MD	A	C+	A+	B+
Kent County, DE	D	C	D	B+
Dorchester County, MD	D	D	D+	D+
Kent County, MD	D	D+	D	D+
Sussex County, DE	B-	B	B+	A
Wicomico County, MD	C	D	C+	B+
Anne Arundel County, MD	B-	B	C	A+
Calvert County, MD	A-	A-	A	A
Worcester County, MD	D+	D+	C-	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Caroline County is similar 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
Warren County, MO	B	C	C	C-
Vernon County, WI	B+	B+	B+	C+
Cass County, TX	C-	D+	D+	C-
Cass County, NE	A+	A-	A-	A+
Wakulla County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Carroll County, VA	B	B+	B+	C-
Carroll County, TN	D+	C	C	D+
Wapello County, IA	C	C	C	A+
Carroll County, AR	D+	D+	D+	C-
Caroline County, VA	B+	B+	B+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Caroline County, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Caroline County schools on SchoolGrade

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