Maryland Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US state. Maryland is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of states are safer and 18% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Maryland's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Maryland is 0.0975 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Maryland generally consider the southeast part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Maryland may be as high as 1 in 6,005 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,433 in the southeast part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Maryland: about 167 per year. The east part of Maryland has fewer cases of murder with only 18 in a typical year.

How Maryland's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Maryland to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Maryland is as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Maryland

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Maryland about $1,175,431,263 in 2025, or roughly $183 per resident. This is part of Maryland's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Maryland, including every crime type and how Maryland compares to other states.

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 Maryland's crime maps on the Maryland overall crime page.

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Individual Maryland Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
District of Columbia	F	F	F	F
Delaware	D	C-	C-	B-
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-	C-
Virginia	B-	B+	B-	D+
New Jersey	A+	A	A-	A
West Virginia	A-	B+	A	C+
New York	A-	C	B-	A-
Connecticut	B+	A+	B	B+
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-	D
Rhode Island	A	A	A-	A+

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Maryland is higher versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Arizona	B-	C	C	C
Alabama	C+	C+	C+	D
Wisconsin	B	B-	B-	C+
Washington	D-	C	C	B-
Virginia	B-	B+	B+	D+
Vermont	B+	A-	A-	B+
Utah	C-	B	B	A
Texas	D+	D+	D+	D+
Tennessee	D	D-	D-	D-
Minnesota	C	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Maryland average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Maryland schools on SchoolGrade

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