The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dares Beach, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$208,477

Cost of Crime™ for Dares Beach, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $549 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Dares Beach with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Dares Beach, MD Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Dares Beach's combined rate is lower than the norm. Dares Beach sits in the 79th percentile, ahead of 79% of cities and behind 21%. The grade covers only Dares Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Dares Beach is 15.68 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dares Beach, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dares Beach for 2025 is $208,477, about $210 per resident and $549 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 62.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 24.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dares Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Dares Beach, MD:	$210
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dares Beach is $210 per year, which is $254 less than the national average and $321 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Dares Beach:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $1,105 more than in Dares Beach.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $26 less than in Dares Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dares Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dares Beach	Cost per Dares Beach Resident
Murder	$31,787	$32
Rape/Sexual Assault	$31,207	$31
Robbery	$15,404	$16
Assault	$17,466	$18
Kidnapping	$4,550	$5
Vehicle Theft	$17,570	$18
Burglary	$16,553	$17
Theft	$17,854	$18
Arson	$2,277	$2
Vandalism	$20,238	$20
Animal Cruelty	$576	$1
Drug Crimes	$30,024	$30
Identity Theft	$2,970	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$208,477	$210

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dares Beach, MD

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Dares Beach totals $373,992 ($377 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $582,469 ($587 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Dares Beach's 992 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Dares Beach Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dares Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6131
Robbery	0.4937
Rape	0.5188
Murder	0.0171
Total Violent Crime	1.643 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.475
Vehicle Theft	1.144
Burglary	1.840
Arson	0.0951
Total Property Crime	6.554 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0756
Drug Crimes	4.092
Vandalism	2.856
Identity Theft	0.3869
Animal Cruelty	0.0785
Total "Other" Rate	7.488 (C+)

Individual Dares Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Dares Beach is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dares Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Prince Frederick, MD	C-	C-	D+
Huntingtown, MD	B+	B+	A-
Port Republic, MD	A-	B	A-
St. Leonard, MD	B+	B+	A
Chesapeake Beach, MD	B	B	B+
Sunderland, MD	B+	C+	A
Long Beach, MD	A-	A+	A+
Eagle Harbor, MD	B	C-	B+
Lower Marlboro, MD	A-	B	A+
Benedict, MD	B+	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dares Beach is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Landfall, MN	D+	C-	C-
Hillsdale, WY	A-	A+	A+
Holbrook, KY	D+	B+	B+
Hygiene, CO	C+	B	B
Idaho City, ID	B	B+	B+
Ilwaco, WA	F	D	D
Ireton, IA	B	B	B
Irvona, PA	A	B	B
Jeremiah, KY	C-	C-	C-
Hillsdale, IL	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Dares Beach is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dares Beach, MD average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Dares Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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