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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$9.43 million

Cost of Crime™ for Jessup, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,708 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Jessup 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 Jessup, MD Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Jessup's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Jessup sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Jessup's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Jessup is 50.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 38 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Jessup, MD report the most crime, about 224 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Jessup, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Jessup for 2025 is $9,430,438, about $634 per resident and $1,708 per household. That equals 1.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

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

Jessup, MD:	$634
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Jessup is $634 per year, which is $169 more than the national average and $102 more than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Jessup:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $682 more than in Jessup.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $450 less than in Jessup

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Jessup	Cost per Jessup Resident
Murder	$1.88 million	$126
Rape/Sexual Assault	$451,292	$30
Robbery	$364,448	$24
Assault	$1.86 million	$125
Kidnapping	$41,714	$3
Vehicle Theft	$607,856	$41
Burglary	$1.07 million	$72
Theft	$1.43 million	$96
Arson	$23,078	$2
Vandalism	$652,716	$44
Animal Cruelty	$19,197	$1
Drug Crimes	$773,750	$52
Identity Theft	$270,732	$18
Total Cost of Crime	$9,430,438	$634

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Jessup, 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 Jessup totals $15,254,310 ($1,025 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,684,748 ($1,658 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 southwest 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 Jessup has 4, do the same, and of Jessup's 14,884 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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Jessup 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 Jessup residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.346
Robbery	0.7784
Rape	0.5001
Murder	0.0670
Total Violent Crime	5.691 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.50
Vehicle Theft	2.637
Burglary	7.903
Arson	0.0642
Total Property Crime	29.10 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0462
Drug Crimes	7.028
Vandalism	6.139
Identity Theft	2.350
Animal Cruelty	0.1744
Total "Other" Rate	15.74 (D-)

Individual Jessup Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Savage, MD	C-	C	C-
Annapolis Junction, MD	D+	C	D
Fort Meade, MD	C+	C-	B
Hanover, MD	D+	C+	D
Maryland City, MD	C-	C	D+
Elkridge, MD	C-	B-	C-
Scaggsville, MD	C	B	C-
Ilchester, MD	B	B	B-
Harmans, MD	C+	B+	B-
Columbia, MD	D+	C+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Jessup is higher 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
Dayton, NV	C+	D+	D+
Corning, NY	A	B-	B-
Corydon, IN	B+	B+	B+
Coto de Caza, CA	B	B-	B-
Cottonwood, CA	B	D+	D+
Covington, TN	F	F	F
Crete, IL	B	B	B
Croton On Hudson, NY	B	C-	C-
Danville, IN	A+	A	A
Danville, PA	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Jessup is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Jessup, MD average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Jessup schools on SchoolGrade

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