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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$474,037

Cost of Crime™ for Sharptown, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,131 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sharptown 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 Sharptown, 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 Sharptown's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Sharptown sits in the 68th percentile, ahead of 68% of cities and behind 32%. The grade covers only Sharptown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sharptown is 18.56 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Sharptown, MD report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sharptown, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sharptown for 2025 is $474,037, about $425 per resident and $1,131 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sharptown Compared to Other Cities?

Sharptown, MD:	$425
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sharptown is $425 per year, which is $39 less than the national average and $106 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sharptown:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $890 more than in Sharptown.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $241 less than in Sharptown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sharptown	Cost per Sharptown Resident
Murder	$224,530	$201
Rape/Sexual Assault	$33,143	$30
Robbery	$18,258	$16
Assault	$53,343	$48
Kidnapping	$3,581	$3
Vehicle Theft	$37,249	$33
Burglary	$13,254	$12
Theft	$28,471	$26
Arson	$3,146	$3
Vandalism	$25,123	$23
Animal Cruelty	$606	$1
Drug Crimes	$22,476	$20
Identity Theft	$10,857	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$474,037	$425

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sharptown, 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 Sharptown totals $1,666,991 ($1,495 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,141,028 ($1,920 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 Sharptown has 1, do the same, and of Sharptown's 1,115 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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Sharptown 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 Sharptown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.666
Robbery	0.5206
Rape	0.4902
Murder	0.1072
Total Violent Crime	2.784 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.930
Vehicle Theft	2.157
Burglary	1.311
Arson	0.1168
Total Property Crime	8.515 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0530
Drug Crimes	2.725
Vandalism	3.154
Identity Theft	1.258
Animal Cruelty	0.0735
Total "Other" Rate	7.264 (B-)

Individual Sharptown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Galestown, MD	B+	D+	B+
Portsville, DE	C	B	C+
Spring Grove, MD	C-	D+	C
Rhodesdale, MD	B	D+	B
Woodland, DE	C+	C+	A-
Eldorado, MD	B+	D+	B+
Mardela Springs, MD	B-	C+	B-
Bethel, DE	C-	D+	C
Reids Grove, MD	B-	C	C+
Rabbit Town, MD	B-	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sharptown 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
Whitmore Village, HI	C+	B	B
Brownstown, IL	D-	C	C
Buckner, LA	D	D-	D-
Burke, SD	D+	C-	C-
Burr Hill, VA	C+	A	A
Byars, OK	D+	F	F
West Sedona, AZ	C+	D-	D-
West Selmont, AL	F	F	F
West Stafford, CT	A	A+	A+
What Cheer, IA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Sharptown 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 Sharptown, MD average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sharptown schools on SchoolGrade

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