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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$2.24 million

Cost of Crime™ for Joppa, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,268 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Joppa 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 Joppa, 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 Joppa's combined rate is higher than the norm. Joppa sits in the 25th percentile, ahead of 25% of cities and behind 75%. The grade covers only Joppa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Joppa is 34.80 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 54 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Joppa, MD report the most crime, about 69 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Joppa, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Joppa for 2025 is $2,238,468, about $493 per resident and $1,268 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

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

Joppa, MD:	$493
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Joppa is $493 per year, which is $29 more than the national average and $38 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Joppa:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $822 more than in Joppa.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $309 less than in Joppa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Joppa	Cost per Joppa Resident
Murder	$540,220	$119
Rape/Sexual Assault	$140,413	$31
Robbery	$97,064	$21
Assault	$523,987	$115
Kidnapping	$6,163	$1
Vehicle Theft	$134,959	$30
Burglary	$85,522	$19
Theft	$349,926	$77
Arson	$8,896	$2
Vandalism	$164,907	$36
Animal Cruelty	$2,895	$1
Drug Crimes	$101,717	$22
Identity Theft	$81,800	$18
Total Cost of Crime	$2,238,468	$493

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Joppa, 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 Joppa totals $4,436,470 ($978 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,674,938 ($1,471 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 do the same, and of Joppa's 4,537 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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Joppa 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 Joppa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.021
Robbery	0.6801
Rape	0.5104
Murder	0.0634
Total Violent Crime	5.275 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.89
Vehicle Theft	1.921
Burglary	2.078
Arson	0.0812
Total Property Crime	18.97 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0224
Drug Crimes	3.031
Vandalism	5.088
Identity Theft	2.329
Animal Cruelty	0.0863
Total "Other" Rate	10.56 (C-)

Individual Joppa Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Joppatowne, MD	C	D+	C
Upper Falls, MD	D+	C+	C-
Edgewood, MD	D	F	C-
Pleasant Hills, MD	B-	B	C+
Bel Air South, MD	B+	B	B
Kingsville, MD	C+	B+	C+
Abingdon, MD	B+	B-	B
Harewood Park, MD	F	D	F
Gunpowder, MD	F	F	D-
Bel Air, MD	B-	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Joppa 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
Duryea, PA	B	B+	B+
Adams, TN	B+	B-	B-
Lovelock, NV	F	F	F
Kaunakakai, HI	D-	D	D
Horseshoe Bay, TX	B	B-	B-
Holt, MO	B+	B-	B-
Highland Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Gervais, OR	C+	B	B
Dover Plains, NY	C+	D+	D+
Dittmer, MO	C	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Joppa is as safe as 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 Joppa, MD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Joppa schools on SchoolGrade

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