Croom, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Croom is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Croom's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Croom is 0.1732 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Croom generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Croom may be as high as 1 in 4,578 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,209 in the east part of the city.

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

How Croom's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Croom 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, Croom is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Croom, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Croom about $779,034 in 2025, or roughly $325 per resident. This is part of Croom's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Croom, including every crime type and how Croom 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 Croom's crime maps on the Croom overall crime page.

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Individual Croom Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Marlton, MD	B	B	B	F
Leon, MD	C-	D-	C-	F
Cheltenham, MD	A	B+	A	F
Rosaryville, MD	A-	B+	B+	D-
Baden, MD	B+	D+	A-	F
Pindell, MD	D+	D	D+	D
Marlboro Village, MD	C+	C-	B-	F
Dunkirk, MD	B	B-	B	B+
Lothian, MD	C	C	C-	A-
Cedarville, MD	D	D+	D	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Croom is higher 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
Sherman, NY	B	D+	D+	A-
Trimble, MO	A-	A-	A-	A-
Tomkins Cove, NY	A	B	B	A-
Tangent, OR	C	B+	B+	A
Hudgens, IL	A	A-	A-	B
Iron Ridge, WI	A	A	A	A
Summer Shade, KY	B-	A-	A-	C+
Sturgeon Lake, MN	C	C+	C+	A-
Staffordsville, KY	B-	A-	A-	C+
Lake City, IA	B-	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Croom, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Croom schools on SchoolGrade

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