Sharptown, MD Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Sharptown in green. The most dangerous areas in Sharptown are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Sharptown, MD Safe from Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US city. Sharptown is in the 82nd percentile for safety, meaning 18% of cities are safer and 82% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sharptown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Sharptown is 4.930 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sharptown generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Sharptown may be as high as 1 in 145 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 228 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Sharptown, MD: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Sharptown has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sharptown's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Sharptown to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Sharptown is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Sharptown, MD

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Sharptown about $28,471 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Sharptown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sharptown, including every crime type and how Sharptown compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Sharptown's crime maps on the Sharptown overall crime page.

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Individual Sharptown Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft 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	Theft Crime Grade
Galestown, MD	B+	D+	B+	A
Portsville, DE	C	B	C+	C
Spring Grove, MD	C-	D+	C	C
Rhodesdale, MD	B	D+	B	A-
Woodland, DE	C+	C+	A-	A+
Eldorado, MD	B+	D+	B+	A
Mardela Springs, MD	B-	C+	B-	B
Bethel, DE	C-	D+	C	D+
Reids Grove, MD	B-	C	C+	B
Rabbit Town, MD	B-	C	C+	B

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Sharptown is lower versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Whitmore Village, HI	C+	B	B	C-
Brownstown, IL	D-	C	C	F
Buckner, LA	D	D-	D-	D+
Burke, SD	D+	C-	C-	B
Burr Hill, VA	C+	A	A	D+
Byars, OK	D+	F	F	B+
West Sedona, AZ	C+	D-	D-	B-
West Selmont, AL	F	F	F	F
West Stafford, CT	A	A+	A+	B+
What Cheer, IA	C-	D+	D+	C-

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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