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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$381,306

Cost of Crime™ for Issue, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $916 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Issue 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 Issue, 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 Issue's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Issue sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Issue's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Issue is 23.92 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 42 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Issue, MD report the most crime, about 12 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Issue, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Issue for 2025 is $381,306, about $352 per resident and $916 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Issue Compared to Other Cities?

Issue, MD:	$352
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Issue is $352 per year, which is $112 less than the national average and $179 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Issue:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $963 more than in Issue.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $168 less than in Issue

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Issue	Cost per Issue Resident
Murder	$124,910	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$41,483	$38
Robbery	$24,335	$22
Assault	$19,935	$18
Kidnapping	$2,536	$2
Vehicle Theft	$26,357	$24
Burglary	$13,367	$12
Theft	$51,144	$47
Arson	$734	$1
Vandalism	$50,417	$47
Animal Cruelty	$885	$1
Drug Crimes	$18,679	$17
Identity Theft	$6,525	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$381,306	$352

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Issue, 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 Issue totals $1,044,540 ($965 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,425,846 ($1,318 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 southeast 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 Issue has 1, do the same, and of Issue's 1,082 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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Issue 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 Issue residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6415
Robbery	0.7150
Rape	0.6323
Murder	0.0614
Total Violent Crime	2.050 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.127
Vehicle Theft	1.573
Burglary	1.362
Arson	0.0281
Total Property Crime	12.09 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0387
Drug Crimes	2.334
Vandalism	6.522
Identity Theft	0.7791
Animal Cruelty	0.1106
Total "Other" Rate	9.785 (C-)

Individual Issue Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Victoria, MD	B-	D+	B-
Rock Point, MD	C+	B+	C+
Cobb Island, MD	D+	C-	C-
Newburg, MD	C	D	C+
Colonial Beach, VA	D+	C-	D
Longview Beach, MD	B	C	B+
Bushwood, MD	B	C	B
Chaptico, MD	B-	C	B+
Monroe Hall, VA	C	B	C-
Popes Creek, MD	D+	D-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Issue 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
Ackworth, IA	A	A	A
Almond, NY	B-	C	C
Aniwa, WI	A	B+	B+
Aroda, VA	A+	A	A
Big Piney, WY	D-	B	B
Bellemont, AZ	D+	D+	D+
Bentley, MI	A+	B-	B-
Prentice, WI	B-	B+	B+
Rider, WV	A-	A-	A-
Richland, NE	D+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Issue 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 Issue, MD average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Issue schools on SchoolGrade

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