The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Maryland City, MD
Maryland City is an unincorporated community of 19,700 in Anne Arundel County, about 17 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore · Updated November 2026
Is Maryland City, MD safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B, Maryland City has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 72% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Maryland City run from B+ to D+, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 670 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
28% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Maryland City as a whole, and 72% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Maryland City scores 670.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Maryland City, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Maryland City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Maryland City
Vehicle theft at about double the US rate. Maryland City has 5.3 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Maryland City
Low crime is the norm across Maryland City: 80% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Maryland City run from B+ to D+; every part of Maryland City has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
80%19%
A or B 80%C 19%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Maryland City, the northeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Maryland City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Maryland City has about 46 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 24% more than the US as a whole and close to Maryland.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 42% of crime reported in Maryland City. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Maryland City compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Maryland City, 6 have less crime. Fort Meade and Annapolis Junction have the least.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Maryland City
Two things set Maryland City apart: it has 2.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 27 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 67% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.27 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.38% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 63% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Maryland City
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Maryland City about $1,397 a year per household, 16% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $29 million a year, or $1,478 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.6 million
$81
Rape
$380,000
$19
Robbery
$660,000
$33
Assault
$3.1 million
$157
Burglary
$310,000
$16
Theft
$1.9 million
$98
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$82
Arson
$26,000
$1
Vandalism
$640,000
$32
Total
$10 million
$521
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Maryland City means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Maryland City, MD average a SchoolGrade of D-: 21% of students test proficient, against 22% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Maryland City on SchoolGrade
