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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$86,826

Cost of Crime™ for Sandy Bottom, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $953 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Sandy Bottom 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 Sandy Bottom, 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 Sandy Bottom's combined rate is higher than the norm. Sandy Bottom sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of cities and behind 73%. The grade covers only Sandy Bottom's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sandy Bottom is 33.32 per 1,000 residents in a typical year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sandy Bottom, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sandy Bottom for 2025 is $86,826, about $482 per resident and $953 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sandy Bottom Compared to Other Cities?

Sandy Bottom, MD:	$482
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sandy Bottom is $482 per year, which is $18 more than the national average and $49 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sandy Bottom:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $833 more than in Sandy Bottom.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $298 less than in Sandy Bottom

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sandy Bottom	Cost per Sandy Bottom Resident
Murder	$20,873	$116
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6,773	$38
Robbery	$6,062	$34
Assault	$15,312	$85
Kidnapping	$656	$4
Vehicle Theft	$4,935	$27
Burglary	$4,301	$24
Theft	$10,186	$57
Arson	$566	$3
Vandalism	$8,029	$45
Animal Cruelty	$240	$1
Drug Crimes	$8,140	$45
Identity Theft	$752	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$86,826	$482

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sandy Bottom, 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 Sandy Bottom totals $178,090 ($989 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $264,916 ($1,472 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 do the same, and of Sandy Bottom's 180 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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Sandy Bottom 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 Sandy Bottom residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.962
Robbery	1.071
Rape	0.6206
Murder	0.0617
Total Violent Crime	4.715 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.93
Vehicle Theft	1.770
Burglary	2.635
Arson	0.1301
Total Property Crime	15.46 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0602
Drug Crimes	6.114
Vandalism	6.244
Identity Theft	0.5398
Animal Cruelty	0.1805
Total "Other" Rate	13.14 (D)

Individual Sandy Bottom Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rock Hall, MD	C	D+	B-
Tolchester Beach, MD	C	B-	B
Gratitude, MD	D+	D	C-
Cliffs City, MD	F	F	F
Pomona, MD	F	F	F
Fairlee, MD	F	F	F
Johnsontown, MD	B	D+	B+
Kingstown, MD	F	F	F
Foxley Manor, MD	F	D-	F
Newtown, MD	C	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sandy Bottom is similar 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
Goose Prairie, WA	F	F	F
White Plains, SC	D	D+	D+
White Rock, IL	A	B	B
White Rock, SC	C+	A+	A+
White Run, KY	C+	A-	A-
Whitmer, WV	B	A+	A+
Whitsett, TX	F	F	F
Whorton, AL	C	C+	C+
Griffith Creek, TN	C	C-	C-
Greer, AZ	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Sandy Bottom is as safe as the Maryland state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sandy Bottom, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sandy Bottom schools on SchoolGrade

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