St. Mary's County, MD Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in St. Mary's County in green. The most dangerous areas in St. Mary's County 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 St. Mary's County, MD Safe from Theft?

The A grade means the rate of theft is much lower than the average US county. St. Mary's County is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of counties are safer and 87% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to St. Mary's County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of theft in St. Mary's County is 7.284 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in St. Mary's County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in St. Mary's County may be as high as 1 in 74 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 392 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southeast parts of St. Mary's County, MD: about 199 per year. The northeast part of St. Mary's County has fewer cases of theft with only 4 in a typical year.

How St. Mary's County's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in St. Mary's County 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, St. Mary's County 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 St. Mary's County, MD

Theft is projected to cost the residents of St. Mary's County about $4,376,460 in 2025, or roughly $38 per resident. This is part of St. Mary's County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for St. Mary's County, including every crime type and how St. Mary's County compares to other counties.

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 St. Mary's County's crime maps on the St. Mary's County overall crime page.

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Individual St. Mary's County Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of theft in St. Mary's County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to St. Mary's County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Calvert County, MD	A-	A-	A	A
Westmoreland County, VA	C-	C+	C-	D+
Richmond County, VA	B-	B+	B-	B-
Charles County, MD	B	B-	B	B
Northumberland County, VA	B-	C+	B	B
King George County, VA	A	A+	A	A-
Essex County, VA	D	D+	D	D
Dorchester County, MD	D	D	D+	D+
Talbot County, MD	C-	B-	C+	C+
Alexandria City, VA	C-	A	D	D-

Theft in County with Similar Populations

St. Mary's County is lower versus other counties of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Robeson County, NC	D-	D-	D-	D-
Jasper County, MO	C-	C-	C-	C-
Jefferson County, NY	B+	C+	C+	D+
Kankakee County, IL	A	A-	A-	A-
Kennebec County, ME	A-	A+	A+	C+
Adams County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A+
LaPorte County, IN	B	B-	B-	B-
LaSalle County, IL	A	A	A	B+
Lowndes County, GA	B-	C	C	C
Lycoming County, PA	A	A-	A-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in St. Mary's County, MD average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See St. Mary's County schools on SchoolGrade

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