Maryland City is an unincorporated community of 19,700 in Anne Arundel County, about 17 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Maryland City?
Maryland City grades B for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Theft makes up 62% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades C+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 617 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
27% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Maryland City as a whole, and 73% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Maryland City scores 617.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Maryland City, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Maryland City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Maryland City
Burglaries are less common than the crime level suggests. Property crime in Maryland City runs 30% above the US rate, but burglaries run 25% below it: 1.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Car thefts run high for a city with a B for property crime. Maryland City has 5.3 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded B for property crime, the figure is 2.9.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Maryland City
Most of Maryland City grades well for property crime: 57% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 5% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Maryland City run from B+ to F.
57%38%
A or B 57%C 38%D or F 5%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Property crime rates and types in Maryland City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Maryland City has about 31 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 30% more than the US as a whole and close to Maryland.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Maryland City, about 62% of the total, followed by vehicle theft and vandalism.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Maryland City and nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Maryland City, 6 have less property crime. Fort Meade and Odenton have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Maryland City. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Maryland City has more property crime than 87% of them.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Maryland City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Maryland City apart: it has 2.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 27 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 67% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.27 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.38% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 63% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Maryland City
Property crime costs Maryland City about $4.5 million a year, or $230 per resident and about $617 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$310,000
$16
Theft
$1.9 million
$98
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$82
Arson
$26,000
$1
Vandalism
$640,000
$32
Total
$4.5 million
$230
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
