Cecil County, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Cecil County is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of counties are safer and 67% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cecil County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cecil County is 0.0531 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cecil County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cecil County may be as high as 1 in 12,287 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,491 in the northwest part of the county.

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

How Cecil County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cecil 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, Cecil 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 Cecil County, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cecil County about $10,583,382 in 2025, or roughly $100 per resident. This is part of Cecil County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cecil County, including every crime type and how Cecil 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 Cecil County's crime maps on the Cecil County overall crime page.

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Individual Cecil County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Castle County, DE	D-	C-	D+	B-
Harford County, MD	A-	B-	B+	B+
Kent County, MD	D	D+	D	D+
Chester County, PA	A+	A+	A	A-
Salem County, NJ	A+	A	A-	A+
Lancaster County, PA	A+	A+	A	A-
Delaware County, PA	A-	B+	B-	D+
Kent County, DE	D	C	D	B+
Baltimore County, MD	D	C	D	B-
Baltimore City, MD	D-	F	D	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cecil 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
Roanoke City, VA	F	D+	D+	D
Fond du Lac County, WI	A-	A-	A-	B
Franklin County, MO	B	C+	C+	C
Garland County, AR	D	D-	D-	C-
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	B+	A-
Grand Traverse County, MI	A-	B	B	B-
Hanover County, VA	A	A	A	C+
Hardin County, KY	B	A-	A-	C+
Houston County, AL	B-	C+	C+	C-
Kankakee County, IL	A	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cecil County, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Cecil County schools on SchoolGrade

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