Woodsboro is a town of 2,890 in Frederick County, about 45 miles north of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
Is Woodsboro, MD safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Woodsboro: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Woodsboro grades A+.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 948 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
85% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Woodsboro as a whole, and 15% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Woodsboro scores 948.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Woodsboro, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Woodsboro, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
Crime rates and types in Woodsboro
CrimeGrade™ estimates Woodsboro has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 68% less than the US as a whole and 71% less than Maryland.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Woodsboro, about 45% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Woodsboro
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office polices Woodsboro, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Woodsboro, 69% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 38% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (69%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (48%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (38%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (68%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, robbery, aggravated assault.
How Woodsboro compares with nearby cities
Woodsboro has less crime than 4 of its 5 nearest cities; only Rocky Ridge has less.
Two things set Woodsboro apart: it has 35% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and 17 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and theft runs low here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.35% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 92% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.17 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 90% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 63% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Woodsboro: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.3% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 79% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Woodsboro
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Woodsboro about $500 a year per household, 58% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $1.8 million a year, or $631 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$170,000
$58
Rape
$24,000
$8
Robbery
$3,000
$1
Assault
$150,000
$53
Burglary
$16,000
$6
Theft
$61,000
$21
Vehicle theft
$15,000
$5
Arson
$5,000
$2
Vandalism
$25,000
$9
Total
$470,000
$162
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Woodsboro means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Woodsboro is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Woodsboro, MD average a SchoolGrade of B+: 42% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Woodsboro on SchoolGrade
