The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Annapolis, MD
Annapolis is the capital of Maryland, a city of 57,800 in Anne Arundel County, about 20 miles south of downtown Baltimore · Updated November 2026
Is Annapolis, MD safe?
Crime in Annapolis is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Annapolis. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B+ against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Annapolis run from A+ to D-, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 699 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Annapolis as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Annapolis scores 699.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Annapolis, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Annapolis, 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 in Annapolis
Robbery stands out among B-graded cities. For the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 0.63 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; Annapolis has 1.3.
The safest and least safe parts of Annapolis
Low crime is the norm across Annapolis: 77% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 8% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Annapolis run from A+ to D-; 26% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
77%15%
A or B 77%C 15%D or F 8%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Annapolis, the northeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Annapolis?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Annapolis is up 25% and property crime is down 11%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 6.5 to 8.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 24 to 21 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 19% and property crime fell 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
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Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Annapolis. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Annapolis
Violent, US
Property, Annapolis
Property, US
2016
-1%
+4%
+2%
+15%
2017
-12%
+4%
+1%
+12%
2018
-14%
+0%
-1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-4%
+4%
-17%
-8%
2021
-6%
+6%
-19%
-10%
2022
-18%
+5%
-18%
-6%
2023
+5%
+2%
-0%
-7%
2024
+25%
-4%
-11%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Annapolis
CrimeGrade™ estimates Annapolis has about 41 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 11% more than the US as a whole and close to Maryland.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Annapolis, about 37% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Annapolis compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Annapolis, 8 have less crime. Crownsville and Arnold have the least.
One thing sets Annapolis apart: it has 8 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Annapolis: D+ (20 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 79% 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 and assault. 65% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 76% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 76% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.29% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 67% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.53 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 66% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 64% 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 crime costs Annapolis
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Annapolis about $1,397 a year per household, 16% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $103 million a year, or $1,782 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.8 million
$84
Rape
$2.3 million
$40
Robbery
$2.3 million
$39
Assault
$11 million
$198
Burglary
$770,000
$13
Theft
$4.2 million
$73
Vehicle theft
$2.1 million
$37
Arson
$160,000
$3
Vandalism
$2.3 million
$39
Total
$30 million
$527
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Annapolis means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Annapolis, MD average a SchoolGrade of B+: 42% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Annapolis on SchoolGrade
