Wye Mills, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Wye Mills is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wye Mills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Wye Mills is 0.0303 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wye Mills generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Wye Mills may be as high as 1 in 26,778 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 34,453 in the south part of the city.

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

How Wye Mills's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Wye Mills 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, Wye Mills 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 Wye Mills, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Wye Mills about $33,079 in 2025, or roughly $57 per resident. This is part of Wye Mills's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wye Mills, including every crime type and how Wye Mills 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 Wye Mills's crime maps on the Wye Mills overall crime page.

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Individual Wye Mills Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Queenstown, MD	D	D+	D	B-
Cordova, MD	A-	C+	A	B
Longwoods, MD	C+	B	B+	A-
Queen Anne, MD	B	C	A-	B-
Price, MD	B	C-	B	B-
Hillsboro, MD	B+	C	A-	B
Grasonville, MD	B+	B-	B+	B-
Starr, MD	A	C+	A+	B-
Unionville, MD	D+	C+	C	A-
Lewistown, MD	B	C-	A-	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Wye Mills 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
Center, KY	B-	C+	C+	C
West Finley, PA	A+	A-	A-	B
Wessington, SD	C+	C+	C+	D+
Wells Tannery, PA	A+	A-	A-	C+
Weathersby, MS	B+	A+	A+	B
Clinton, KS	F	B	B	B+
Clarksville, NY	A-	A-	A-	B
Chloride, AZ	B-	D-	D-	D-
Chestnut, IL	A	B	B	B+
Cherry Spring, TX	C+	C+	C+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wye Mills, MD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Wye Mills schools on SchoolGrade

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