Frederick County, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Frederick County is 0.0424 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Frederick County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Frederick County may be as high as 1 in 19,513 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,671 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Frederick County, MD: about 2 per year. The northwest part of Frederick County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Frederick County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Frederick County about $23,790,514 in 2025, or roughly $80 per resident. This is part of Frederick County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Frederick County, including every crime type and how Frederick 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 Frederick County's crime maps on the Frederick County overall crime page.

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Individual Frederick County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Washington County, MD	C-	C-	C-	A-
Carroll County, MD	B	B+	B	B-
Jefferson County, WV	A+	A+	A+	A
Montgomery County, MD	B+	B+	B-	F
Loudoun County, VA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Berkeley County, WV	A+	A	A+	A
Adams County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	C+	B
Franklin County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B-
Clarke County, VA	A+	A+	A	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Frederick 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
Cherokee County, GA	A-	A	A	B+
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-	D+
Albany County, NY	B+	C+	C+	A
Baltimore County, MD	D	C	C	B-
Baltimore City, MD	D-	F	F	D+
Lake County, OH	B	A	A	A
Gwinnett County, GA	A-	A-	A-	B+
Lancaster County, NE	C-	B+	B+	A+
Chester County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Lancaster County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Frederick County, MD average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Frederick County schools on SchoolGrade

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