Ellicott City, MD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$14.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ellicott City, MD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $534 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ellicott City with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Ellicott City against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Ellicott City sits in the 65th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 65% of cities and behind 35%. The grade covers only Ellicott City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Ellicott City is 2.363 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 277 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 623 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Ellicott City, MD report the most violent crime, about 28 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 14 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ellicott City, MD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ellicott City is projected at $14,851,090 for 2025, about $187 per resident and $534 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Ellicott City Compared to Other Cities?

Ellicott City, MD:	$187
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$927
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$81
Maryland:	$323
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $187 per resident each year in Ellicott City, which is $72 less than the national average and $137 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ellicott City:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $927 per person, which is $740 more than in Ellicott City.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $81 per person, which is $105 less than in Ellicott City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Ellicott City, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Ellicott City	Cost per Ellicott City Resident
Murder	$8.32 million	$105
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.15 million	$27
Robbery	$1.47 million	$18
Assault	$2.91 million	$37
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$14,851,090	$187

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ellicott City, MD

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Ellicott City totals $66,938,550 ($841 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $81,789,639 ($1,028 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ellicott City, MD, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Ellicott City Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Ellicott City residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.273
Robbery	0.5878
Rape	0.4462
Murder	0.0556
Total Violent Crime	2.363 (B)

Individual Ellicott City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Woodstock, MD	B	B+	B-
Windsor Mill, MD	B	A	B-
Columbia, MD	D+	C+	D
Ilchester, MD	B	B	B-
Woodlawn, MD	D-	D+	F
Catonsville, MD	D	C-	D
Milford Mill, MD	D	D+	D-
West Friendship, MD	B+	B+	A-
Marriottsville, MD	B+	A	B+
Elkridge, MD	C-	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ellicott City is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Germantown, MD	B-	B-	B-
Georgetown, TX	B	B	B
Garland, TX	D-	D-	D-
Gary, IN	F	F	F
Gilbert, AZ	B	B+	B+
Frisco, TX	C-	B-	B-
Frederick, MD	D+	C	C
Farmington Hills, MI	C	C+	C+
Fort Collins, CO	F	D	D
Flint, MI	F	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Ellicott City is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

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