Wicomico County, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Wicomico County is in the 72nd percentile for safety, meaning 28% of counties are safer and 72% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wicomico County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Wicomico County is 0.0495 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wicomico County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wicomico County may be as high as 1 in 11,602 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,959 in the west part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Wicomico County, MD: about 1 per year. The west part of Wicomico County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Wicomico County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wicomico County about $9,851,142 in 2025, or roughly $93 per resident. This is part of Wicomico County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wicomico County, including every crime type and how Wicomico 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 Wicomico County's crime maps on the Wicomico County overall crime page.

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Individual Wicomico County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Somerset County, MD	D-	D-	D	D
Worcester County, MD	D+	D+	C-	B
Sussex County, DE	B-	B	B+	A
Dorchester County, MD	D	D	D+	D+
Caroline County, MD	C+	C+	B-	C+
Talbot County, MD	C-	B-	C+	A
Calvert County, MD	A-	A-	A	A
St. Mary's County, MD	B+	B	A-	B
Northumberland County, VA	B-	C+	B	C
Richmond County, VA	B-	B+	B-	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Wicomico County is similar 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
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	B+	A-
Warren County, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+	A+
Walworth County, WI	A	A	A	C+
Eau Claire County, WI	C+	A-	A-	B
Etowah County, AL	B-	B-	B-	C
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	C+	D-	D-	D+
Flathead County, MT	B+	B	B	A+
Floyd County, GA	B-	B-	B-	B
Fond du Lac County, WI	A-	A-	A-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wicomico County, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Wicomico County schools on SchoolGrade

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