Port Deposit, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Port Deposit is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of cities are safer and 63% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Port Deposit's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Port Deposit is 0.0467 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Port Deposit generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Port Deposit may be as high as 1 in 17,020 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 33,485 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Port Deposit's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Port Deposit 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, Port Deposit 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 Port Deposit, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Port Deposit about $515,260 in 2025, or roughly $88 per resident. This is part of Port Deposit's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Port Deposit, including every crime type and how Port Deposit 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 Port Deposit's crime maps on the Port Deposit overall crime page.

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Individual Port Deposit Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Colora, MD	B	B	B-	B
Frenchtown, MD	D+	C-	B+	B
Principio Furnace, MD	D+	D-	C	C
Theodore, MD	A-	B+	A-	B
Perryville, MD	D	D	C	B+
Rising Sun, MD	B	B-	B	B
Stafford, MD	A-	C	A-	B-
Conowingo, MD	B+	B	B+	B+
Perry Point, MD	D+	D	C-	A-
Havre de Grace, MD	C-	C-	D+	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Port Deposit is similar 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
Catawba, NC	C-	C-	C-	D+
Wrightstown, NJ	A	A+	A+	A
Wyncote, PA	C	C	C	D
Yacolt, WA	C-	B	B	A+
Yardville, NJ	B+	A	A	A
Chandler, IN	A-	B+	B+	C
Yarmouth Port, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
Centerburg, OH	A-	B-	B-	A
Cazenovia, NY	B+	D	D	A+
Cave Springs, AR	B-	C+	C+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Port Deposit, MD average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Port Deposit schools on SchoolGrade

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