Spring Gap, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Spring Gap is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of cities are safer and 23% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Spring Gap's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Spring Gap is 0.0936 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Spring Gap generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Spring Gap may be as high as 1 in 8,558 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,609 in the north part of the city.

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

How Spring Gap's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Spring Gap 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, Spring Gap is as safe as 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 Spring Gap, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Spring Gap about $133,325 in 2025, or roughly $176 per resident. This is part of Spring Gap's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Spring Gap, including every crime type and how Spring Gap 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 Spring Gap's crime maps on the Spring Gap overall crime page.

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Individual Spring Gap Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Oldtown, MD	D-	D+	D	D+
Rush, MD	D+	C-	B	C-
Wiley Ford, WV	A-	A-	B+	B-
Patterson Creek, WV	A-	A	A	A-
Cumberland, MD	D	D+	D+	D+
Green Spring, WV	D+	C	D	D
Ridgeley, WV	B+	B-	B+	B-
Carpendale, WV	A+	A+	A+	B
Flintstone, MD	D+	C-	B-	C-
Cresaptown, MD	D-	D-	D+	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Spring Gap 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
Leroy, TX	A-	B+	B+	A
Lowber, PA	B+	B+	B+	B-
Louann, AR	D+	D+	D+	D-
Lost City, WV	A-	B	B	A
Linwood, NY	A+	A+	A+	A+
Lindell, NC	C-	D+	D+	D
Lewis, KS	D	D+	D+	F
Lewis, CO	D	D+	D+	F
Lester, IA	A-	B+	B+	A+
Leroy, WV	B	B-	B-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Spring Gap, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Spring Gap schools on SchoolGrade

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