What is the safest city in Maryland?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Frostburg is the safest city in Maryland with a violent crime rate of 14.4 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Maryland?

Baltimore has the highest violent crime rate in Maryland at 1606.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Maryland report crime data?

73 cities in Maryland reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Maryland (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Maryland has 73 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100K.

Cities Tracked

14.4

Safest City Rate

293.0

Median City Rate

1606.2

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Maryland

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Frostburg	6,946	14.4	0.0	100.8	A
2	Ocean Pines	12,233	32.7	0.0	327.0	A
3	Berlin	5,443	73.5	0.0	900.2	B
4	Thurmont	6,832	87.8	0.0	570.8	B
5	Brunswick	8,488	129.6	11.8	494.8	C+
6	Havre de Grace	15,099	139.1	0.0	1265.0	C+
7	Rockville	67,285	150.1	0.0	1523.4	C
8	Hampstead	6,445	155.2	0.0	822.3	C
9	Manchester	5,567	179.6	0.0	107.8	C
10	Bowie	56,929	193.2	0.0	2280.0	C
11	Fruitland	5,987	200.4	16.7	2188.1	D+
12	Glenarden	6,230	208.7	0.0	882.8	D+
13	La Plata	11,114	215.9	0.0	1754.5	D+
14	Cheverly	5,970	217.8	0.0	2864.3	D+
15	Chestertown	5,616	231.5	0.0	1851.9	D+
16	Bel Air	10,422	239.9	9.6	2005.4	D+
17	Westminster	20,671	241.9	0.0	2041.5	D+
18	Gaithersburg	69,590	252.9	1.4	1312.0	D+
19	New Carrollton	13,312	293.0	0.0	1645.1	D
20	Mount Airy	9,966	321.1	0.0	1023.5	D
21	Denton	5,025	358.2	0.0	3024.9	D
22	Laurel	29,209	393.7	6.8	4861.5	F
23	Easton	17,268	399.6	0.0	1980.5	F
24	Frederick	88,428	406.0	2.3	1673.7	F
25	Cumberland	18,661	460.9	10.7	3928.0	F

Most Dangerous Cities in Maryland

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Baltimore	566,632	1606.2	34.8	F
2	Elkton	16,017	1080.1	12.5	F
3	Riverdale Park	7,109	984.7	14.1	F
4	Ocean City	6,938	980.1	0.0	F
5	Bladensburg	9,382	969.9	10.7	F
6	Salisbury	33,205	954.7	0.0	F
7	Annapolis	40,446	808.5	7.4	F
8	Mount Rainier	8,055	782.1	37.2	F
9	District Heights	5,769	780.0	17.3	F
10	Hagerstown	43,563	713.9	9.2	F
11	Hyattsville	20,506	687.6	4.9	F
12	Greenbelt	24,193	648.9	0.0	F
13	Aberdeen	18,635	595.7	21.5	F
14	Cambridge	13,205	545.2	0.0	F
15	Takoma Park	17,418	539.7	0.0	F

All 73 Cities in Maryland

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 73 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Boonsboro	3,831	0.0	A
2	Crisfield	2,494	0.0	A
3	Chevy Chase Village	2,020	0.0	A
4	Oakland	1,810	0.0	A
5	Rock Hall	1,188	0.0	A
6	St. Michaels	1,066	0.0	A
7	Oxford	597	0.0	A
8	Frostburg	6,946	14.4	A
9	Ocean Pines	12,233	32.7	A
10	University Park	2,359	42.4	B+
11	Pittsville	1,638	61.1	B+
12	Smithsburg	3,205	62.4	B+
13	Hancock	1,558	64.2	B+
14	Sykesville	4,444	67.5	B
15	Berlin	5,443	73.5	B
16	Thurmont	6,832	87.8	B
17	Rising Sun	2,780	107.9	C+
18	Brunswick	8,488	129.6	C+
19	Havre de Grace	15,099	139.1	C+
20	Rockville	67,285	150.1	C
21	Hampstead	6,445	155.2	C
22	Federalsburg	2,797	178.8	C
23	Manchester	5,567	179.6	C
24	Hurlock	2,090	191.4	C
25	Bowie	56,929	193.2	C
26	Fruitland	5,987	200.4	D+
27	Greensboro	1,928	207.5	D+
28	Glenarden	6,230	208.7	D+
29	Centreville	4,753	210.4	D+
30	La Plata	11,114	215.9	D+
31	Snow Hill	2,315	216.0	D+
32	Cheverly	5,970	217.8	D+
33	Chestertown	5,616	231.5	D+
34	Bel Air	10,422	239.9	D+
35	Westminster	20,671	241.9	D+
36	Gaithersburg	69,590	252.9	D+
37	New Carrollton	13,312	293.0	D
38	Mount Airy	9,966	321.1	D
39	Brentwood	3,696	351.7	D
40	Perryville	4,509	354.8	D
41	Denton	5,025	358.2	D
42	Edmonston	1,561	384.4	F
43	Colmar Manor	1,543	388.9	F
44	Laurel	29,209	393.7	F
45	Easton	17,268	399.6	F
46	Berwyn Heights	3,241	401.1	F
47	Frederick	88,428	406.0	F
48	Capitol Heights	3,926	458.5	F
49	Cumberland	18,661	460.9	F
50	Forest Heights	2,573	466.4	F
51	North East	4,189	477.4	F
52	Takoma Park	17,418	539.7	F
53	Pocomoke City	4,433	541.4	F
54	Cambridge	13,205	545.2	F
55	Upper Marlboro	696	574.7	F
56	Aberdeen	18,635	595.7	F
57	Greenbelt	24,193	648.9	F
58	Hyattsville	20,506	687.6	F
59	Hagerstown	43,563	713.9	F
60	District Heights	5,769	780.0	F
61	Mount Rainier	8,055	782.1	F
62	Landover Hills	1,751	799.5	F
63	Annapolis	40,446	808.5	F
64	Salisbury	33,205	954.7	F
65	Bladensburg	9,382	969.9	F
66	Ocean City	6,938	980.1	F
67	Riverdale Park	7,109	984.7	F
68	Seat Pleasant	4,425	994.4	F
69	Elkton	16,017	1080.1	F
70	Morningside	1,203	1080.6	F
71	Fairmount Heights	1,479	1284.7	F
72	Princess Anne	3,568	1597.5	F
73	Baltimore	566,632	1606.2	F

Crime Composition in Maryland

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Maryland.

Agg. Assault: 59.8%

Robbery: 33.0%

Rape: 5.4%

Murder: 1.8%

State violent crime rate: 420.4/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (17% above national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

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National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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