The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Havre de Grace, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$8.18 million

Cost of Crime™ for Havre de Grace, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $955 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Havre de Grace 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 Havre de Grace, MD Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Havre de Grace's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Havre de Grace sits in the 37th percentile, ahead of 37% of cities and behind 63%. The grade covers only Havre de Grace's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Havre de Grace is 28.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Havre de Grace, MD report the most crime, about 182 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Havre de Grace, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Havre de Grace for 2025 is $8,181,436, about $385 per resident and $955 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Havre de Grace Compared to Other Cities?

Havre de Grace, MD:	$385
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Havre de Grace is $385 per year, which is $79 less than the national average and $146 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Havre de Grace:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $930 more than in Havre de Grace.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $201 less than in Havre de Grace

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Havre de Grace	Cost per Havre de Grace Resident
Murder	$1.85 million	$87
Rape/Sexual Assault	$765,464	$36
Robbery	$572,214	$27
Assault	$1.28 million	$60
Kidnapping	$40,230	$2
Vehicle Theft	$641,713	$30
Burglary	$280,903	$13
Theft	$1.62 million	$76
Arson	$59,987	$3
Vandalism	$545,281	$26
Animal Cruelty	$9,541	$0
Drug Crimes	$335,371	$16
Identity Theft	$181,612	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$8,181,436	$385

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Havre de Grace, 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 Havre de Grace totals $16,607,347 ($782 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,788,783 ($1,167 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 east part of the city holds more 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, of which Havre de Grace has 13, do the same, and of Havre de Grace's 21,242 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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Havre de Grace 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 Havre de Grace residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.093
Robbery	0.8564
Rape	0.5943
Murder	0.0464
Total Violent Crime	3.590 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.71
Vehicle Theft	1.951
Burglary	1.458
Arson	0.1169
Total Property Crime	18.24 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0312
Drug Crimes	2.134
Vandalism	3.593
Identity Theft	1.105
Animal Cruelty	0.0607
Total "Other" Rate	6.924 (B-)

Individual Havre de Grace Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Havre de Grace is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Havre de Grace.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oakington, MD	F	D-	F
Frenchtown, MD	D+	C-	B+
Perry Point, MD	D+	D	C-
Perryville, MD	D	D	C
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD	B-	D+	B+
Aberdeen, MD	C-	D	C-
Principio Furnace, MD	D+	D-	C
Port Deposit, MD	B-	C	B-
Glenville, MD	A+	B-	A+
Stafford, MD	A-	C	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Havre de Grace is similar 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
Radford, VA	D+	B	B
La Crescenta-Montrose, CA	C+	C-	C-
La Vista, NE	B-	A-	A-
Lackawanna, NY	C	D-	D-
Lahaina, HI	D-	C-	C-
Lajas, PR	F	F	F
Lake Forest, IL	A-	A-	A-
Lake Shore, MD	B	B	B
Lakeway, TX	B	B	B
Lanham, MD	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Havre de Grace is safer than the Maryland state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Havre de Grace, MD average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Havre de Grace schools on SchoolGrade

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