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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$803,401

Cost of Crime™ for Port Tobacco, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,242 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Port Tobacco 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 Port Tobacco, MD Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Port Tobacco's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Port Tobacco sits in the 63rd percentile, ahead of 63% of cities and behind 37%. The grade covers only Port Tobacco's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Port Tobacco is 20.04 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 44 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 56 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Port Tobacco, MD report the most crime, about 15 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Port Tobacco, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Port Tobacco for 2025 is $803,401, about $442 per resident and $1,242 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Port Tobacco Compared to Other Cities?

Port Tobacco, MD:	$442
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Port Tobacco is $442 per year, which is $23 less than the national average and $90 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Port Tobacco:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $874 more than in Port Tobacco.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $258 less than in Port Tobacco

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Port Tobacco	Cost per Port Tobacco Resident
Murder	$361,393	$199
Rape/Sexual Assault	$53,558	$29
Robbery	$49,949	$27
Assault	$74,885	$41
Kidnapping	$2,609	$1
Vehicle Theft	$90,793	$50
Burglary	$21,437	$12
Theft	$48,617	$27
Arson	$1,994	$1
Vandalism	$43,885	$24
Animal Cruelty	$1,449	$1
Drug Crimes	$46,265	$25
Identity Theft	$6,568	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$803,401	$442

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Port Tobacco, 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 Port Tobacco totals $2,694,245 ($1,481 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,497,646 ($1,923 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 city holds few 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 Port Tobacco has 1, do the same, and of Port Tobacco's 1,819 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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Port Tobacco 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 Port Tobacco residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.433
Robbery	0.8730
Rape	0.4856
Murder	0.1057
Total Violent Crime	2.898 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.161
Vehicle Theft	3.223
Burglary	1.299
Arson	0.0454
Total Property Crime	9.729 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0237
Drug Crimes	3.438
Vandalism	3.377
Identity Theft	0.4665
Animal Cruelty	0.1077
Total "Other" Rate	7.413 (B-)

Individual Port Tobacco Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Port Tobacco Village, MD	C+	B	C+
Port Tobacco Riviera, MD	B+	B	B
Marshalls Corner, MD	B	B	B-
Welcome, MD	B	C-	A-
La Plata, MD	C-	C-	D+
Bel Alton, MD	C+	B-	C+
Ripley, MD	C	C-	B
Pomfret, MD	A-	B	A-
Faulkner, MD	B	B	B
Marbury, MD	C	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Port Tobacco is lower 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
Woodland, PA	A+	B	B
Houghton, NY	A	A+	A+
Hollywood, AL	C-	B-	B-
Holdingford, MN	A+	A	A
Hillsboro, ND	D-	D	D
Harper, KS	D	C	C
Hardwick, VT	B-	B-	B-
St. Paul, OH	B+	B+	B+
Stafford, NY	A+	B-	B-
Talkeetna, AK	D+	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Port Tobacco is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Port Tobacco, MD average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Port Tobacco schools on SchoolGrade

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