The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mountain Lake Park, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D

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$1.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mountain Lake Park, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $940 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mountain Lake Park 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 Mountain Lake Park, 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 Mountain Lake Park's combined rate is higher than the norm. Mountain Lake Park sits in the 23rd percentile, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Mountain Lake Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mountain Lake Park is 36.04 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 30 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Mountain Lake Park, MD report the most crime, about 25 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mountain Lake Park, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mountain Lake Park for 2025 is $1,173,758, about $468 per resident and $940 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mountain Lake Park Compared to Other Cities?

Mountain Lake Park, MD:	$468
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mountain Lake Park is $468 per year, which is $4 more than the national average and $63 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mountain Lake Park:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $847 more than in Mountain Lake Park.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $284 less than in Mountain Lake Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mountain Lake Park	Cost per Mountain Lake Park Resident
Murder	$252,938	$101
Rape/Sexual Assault	$94,827	$38
Robbery	$53,539	$21
Assault	$243,714	$97
Kidnapping	$11,684	$5
Vehicle Theft	$28,113	$11
Burglary	$46,751	$19
Theft	$202,269	$81
Arson	$7,049	$3
Vandalism	$95,150	$38
Animal Cruelty	$2,523	$1
Drug Crimes	$130,559	$52
Identity Theft	$4,644	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,173,758	$468

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mountain Lake Park, 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 Mountain Lake Park totals $2,221,642 ($887 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,395,400 ($1,355 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 northeast 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 Mountain Lake Park has 1, do the same, and of Mountain Lake Park's 2,506 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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Mountain Lake Park 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 Mountain Lake Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.386
Robbery	0.6792
Rape	0.6241
Murder	0.0537
Total Violent Crime	4.743 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.58
Vehicle Theft	0.7245
Burglary	2.057
Arson	0.1165
Total Property Crime	18.48 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0769
Drug Crimes	7.043
Vandalism	5.315
Identity Theft	0.2394
Animal Cruelty	0.1361
Total "Other" Rate	12.81 (D)

Individual Mountain Lake Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oakland, MD	D	D-	D+
Loch Lynn Heights, MD	C-	D	B-
Deer Park, MD	D+	D	C+
Hutton, MD	D	D	D
Gortner, MD	C-	D	C+
McComas Beach, MD	D	D-	D
Wilson, MD	C-	D	C
Shallmar, MD	C	D-	C+
Hopemont, WV	B-	B	A-
Turner Douglass, WV	C-	D-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mountain Lake Park 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
Central City, IA	A-	A	A
Canyonville, OR	D-	C+	C+
Muir, CA	D+	D	D
Pleasant Gap, PA	A	A	A
Pine Grove, FL	A+	A+	A+
Pelham, NC	C+	B-	B-
Parkside, PA	B-	B-	B-
Owensville, OH	C+	C-	C-
Oneida, WI	C-	C-	C-
Rose Bud, AR	C-	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Mountain Lake Park 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 Mountain Lake Park, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Mountain Lake Park schools on SchoolGrade

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