Frederick County, MD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

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$52.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Frederick County, MD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $484 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Frederick County 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 Frederick County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Frederick County sits in the 73rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 73% of counties and behind 27%. The grade covers only Frederick County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Frederick County is 2.727 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 235 in the central areas to 1 in 624 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Frederick County, MD report the most violent crime, about 202 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 36 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Frederick County, MD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Frederick County is projected at $52,076,016 for 2025, about $174 per resident and $484 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): 43.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Frederick County Compared to Other Counties?

Frederick County, MD:	$174
Baltimore City, MD:	$547
Anne Arundel County, MD:	$151
Maryland:	$323
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $174 per resident each year in Frederick County, which is $84 less than the national average and $149 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Frederick County:

In Baltimore City, MD, crime costs $547 per person, which is $373 more than in Frederick County.
In Anne Arundel County, MD, crime costs $151 per person, which is $23 less than in Frederick County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Frederick County	Cost per Frederick County Resident
Murder	$23.8 million	$80
Rape/Sexual Assault	$9.02 million	$30
Robbery	$6.01 million	$20
Assault	$13.3 million	$44
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$52,076,016	$174

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Frederick County, 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 Frederick County totals $207,582,067 ($695 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $259,658,083 ($870 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Frederick County, 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 county 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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Frederick County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.546
Robbery	0.6397
Rape	0.4981
Murder	0.0424
Total Violent Crime	2.727 (B+)

Individual Frederick County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Frederick County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Frederick County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Washington County, MD	C-	C-	C-
Carroll County, MD	B	B+	B
Jefferson County, WV	A+	A+	A+
Montgomery County, MD	B+	B+	B-
Loudoun County, VA	A+	A+	A+
Berkeley County, WV	A+	A	A+
Adams County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	C+
Franklin County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Clarke County, VA	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Frederick County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cherokee County, GA	A-	A	A
Lake County, IN	C	C-	C-
Albany County, NY	B+	C+	C+
Baltimore County, MD	D	C	C
Baltimore City, MD	D-	F	F
Lake County, OH	B	A	A
Gwinnett County, GA	A-	A-	A-
Lancaster County, NE	C-	B+	B+
Chester County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Lancaster County, PA	A+	A+	A+

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

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