Knoxville, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Knoxville is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of cities are safer and 60% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Knoxville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Knoxville is 0.0494 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Knoxville generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Knoxville may be as high as 1 in 18,294 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,864 in the east part of the city.

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

How Knoxville's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Knoxville 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, Knoxville 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 Knoxville, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Knoxville about $317,995 in 2025, or roughly $93 per resident. This is part of Knoxville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Knoxville, including every crime type and how Knoxville 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 Knoxville's crime maps on the Knoxville overall crime page.

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Individual Knoxville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rosemont, MD	B+	B+	A-	A-
Brunswick, MD	C	C-	B-	B-
Brownsville, MD	B	C-	A	B-
Yarrowsburg, MD	B	C-	A	B-
Dargan, MD	C-	D+	C	C+
Burkittsville, MD	B-	C+	B-	C+
Olive, MD	A-	A-	A	B
Bolivar, WV	C+	A-	B-	C
Lovettsville, VA	A+	A+	A+	C+
Rohrersville, MD	B-	B-	B+	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Knoxville 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
Christmas, FL	A	B-	B-	A
Kings Bay, GA	B	B-	B-	B+
Glen Dale, WV	B	C-	C-	B-
Sleepy Hollow, IL	B	A-	A-	A
Emporium, PA	B-	C	C	D
Stover, MO	C	D	D	D-
Elloree, SC	F	F	F	F
Elizabethville, PA	A	A+	A+	A-
DeLevan, NY	A-	C+	C+	A+
Dayton, WA	D-	D	D	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Knoxville, MD average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Knoxville schools on SchoolGrade

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