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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$34.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Owings Mills, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,492 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills, 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 Owings Mills's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Owings Mills sits in the 12th percentile, ahead of 12% of cities and behind 88%. The grade covers only Owings Mills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Owings Mills is 46.67 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Owings Mills, MD report the most crime, about 615 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 84 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Owings Mills, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Owings Mills for 2025 is $34,683,091, about $596 per resident and $1,492 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Owings Mills Compared to Other Cities?

Owings Mills, MD:	$596
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Owings Mills is $596 per year, which is $132 more than the national average and $65 more than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Owings Mills:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $719 more than in Owings Mills.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $412 less than in Owings Mills

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Owings Mills	Cost per Owings Mills Resident
Murder	$9.78 million	$168
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.33 million	$40
Robbery	$1.63 million	$28
Assault	$3.18 million	$55
Kidnapping	$44,774	$1
Vehicle Theft	$3.84 million	$66
Burglary	$715,250	$12
Theft	$6.95 million	$119
Arson	$67,440	$1
Vandalism	$2.68 million	$46
Animal Cruelty	$70,020	$1
Drug Crimes	$2.43 million	$42
Identity Theft	$963,455	$17
Total Cost of Crime	$34,683,091	$596

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Owings Mills, 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 Owings Mills totals $77,629,368 ($1,334 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $112,312,459 ($1,930 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 central 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 Owings Mills's 58,200 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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Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.902
Robbery	0.8898
Rape	0.6597
Murder	0.0895
Total Violent Crime	3.541 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.07
Vehicle Theft	4.265
Burglary	1.355
Arson	0.0480
Total Property Crime	28.73 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0127
Drug Crimes	5.639
Vandalism	6.440
Identity Theft	2.139
Animal Cruelty	0.1626
Total "Other" Rate	14.39 (D-)

Individual Owings Mills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Randallstown, MD	D-	C-	D-
Reisterstown, MD	D+	C-	D+
Stevenson, MD	D	C	D
Glyndon, MD	C-	C	C
Pikesville, MD	D	C-	D-
Milford Mill, MD	D	D+	D-
Lochearn, MD	D-	D+	D-
Windsor Mill, MD	B	A	B-
Woodstock, MD	B	B+	B-
Lutherville-Timonium, MD	C-	B	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Owings Mills 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
Bonita Springs, FL	A-	B	B
Carrollton, GA	C	D+	D+
Carson City, NV	D	D	D
Colton, CA	D	D	D
Columbia, TN	D+	D	D
Conway, SC	C-	C-	C-
Encino, CA	D+	C-	C-
Oak Lawn, IL	B-	B	B
Sammamish, WA	A-	A-	A-
Royal Oak, MI	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Owings Mills schools on SchoolGrade

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