Maryland Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade C

65 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 40/100 (Average).

What is Maryland’s crime safety grade?

Maryland earned an overall safety grade of C (score: 40/100, Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 425.1 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 2074.5 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 65 Maryland cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 65 graded Maryland cities, 4 earned A+, 11 earned A, 11 received B, 12 landed at C, 5 received D, and 22 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Frostburg with an A+ grade (score: 98/100, violent rate 14.4/100K). The lowest-rated city is Baltimore with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1606.2/100K).

Roughly 23% of graded cities in Maryland achieved an A or A+ rating, while 42% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Maryland and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

4 cities

11 cities

12 cities

5 cities

22 cities

Frostburg

14
Ocean Pines

33
Pittsville

61
Smithsburg

62
Sykesville

68
Hancock

64
University Park

42
Thurmont

88

What this shows Frostburg reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Maryland. At 14.4 per 100K, it runs well below the Maryland average of 425.1. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Frostburg	98	14.4/100K	100.8/100K	6,946
2	A+	Ocean Pines	94	32.7/100K	327/100K	12,233
3	A+	Pittsville	92	61.1/100K	183.2/100K	1,638
4	A+	Smithsburg	90	62.4/100K	468/100K	3,205
5	A	Sykesville	89	67.5/100K	540.1/100K	4,444
6	A	Hancock	87	64.2/100K	770.2/100K	1,558
7	A	University Park	86	42.4/100K	1059.8/100K	2,359
8	A	Thurmont	86	87.8/100K	570.8/100K	6,832
9	A	Berlin	85	73.5/100K	900.2/100K	5,443
10	A	Rising Sun	84	107.9/100K	647.5/100K	2,780
11	A	Brunswick	83	129.6/100K	494.8/100K	8,488
12	A	Manchester	81	179.6/100K	107.8/100K	5,567
13	A	Hampstead	77	155.2/100K	822.3/100K	6,445
14	A	Havre de Grace	75	139.1/100K	1265/100K	15,099
15	A	Federalsburg	75	178.8/100K	858.1/100K	2,797
16	B	Greensboro	73	207.5/100K	778/100K	1,928
17	B	Rockville	72	150.1/100K	1523.4/100K	67,285
18	B	Glenarden	72	208.7/100K	882.8/100K	6,230
19	B	Centreville	72	210.4/100K	841.6/100K	4,753
20	B	Snow Hill	71	216/100K	907.1/100K	2,315
21	B	Hurlock	69	191.4/100K	1387.6/100K	2,090
22	B	La Plata	63	215.9/100K	1754.5/100K	11,114
23	B	Gaithersburg	63	252.9/100K	1312/100K	69,590
24	B	Bowie	61	193.2/100K	2280/100K	56,929
25	B	Fruitland	61	200.4/100K	2188.1/100K	5,987
26	B	Chestertown	61	231.5/100K	1851.9/100K	5,616
27	C	Bel Air	59	239.9/100K	2005.4/100K	10,422
28	C	Mount Airy	59	321.1/100K	1023.5/100K	9,966
29	C	Westminster	58	241.9/100K	2041.5/100K	20,671
30	C	Brentwood	57	351.7/100K	919.9/100K	3,696
31	C	New Carrollton	56	293/100K	1645.1/100K	13,312
32	C	Cheverly	53	217.8/100K	2864.3/100K	5,970
33	C	Berwyn Heights	47	401.1/100K	1450.2/100K	3,241
34	C	Perryville	45	354.8/100K	2217.8/100K	4,509
35	C	Frederick	45	406/100K	1673.7/100K	88,428
36	C	Capitol Heights	45	458.5/100K	1044.3/100K	3,926
37	C	Easton	43	399.6/100K	1980.5/100K	17,268
38	C	Forest Heights	42	466.4/100K	1282.5/100K	2,573
39	D	Edmonston	39	384.4/100K	2626.5/100K	1,561
40	D	Denton	38	358.2/100K	3024.9/100K	5,025
41	D	North East	36	477.4/100K	1909.8/100K	4,189
42	D	Colmar Manor	31	388.9/100K	3953.3/100K	1,543
43	D	Laurel	31	393.7/100K	4861.5/100K	29,209
44	F	Cumberland	24	460.9/100K	3928/100K	18,661
45	F	Aberdeen	23	595.7/100K	2033.8/100K	18,635
46	F	Pocomoke City	21	541.4/100K	2864.9/100K	4,433
47	F	Cambridge	18	545.2/100K	3188.2/100K	13,205
48	F	Takoma Park	16	539.7/100K	7073.1/100K	17,418
49	F	District Heights	15	780/100K	1681.4/100K	5,769
50	F	Annapolis	12	808.5/100K	2094.2/100K	40,446
51	F	Morningside	12	1080.6/100K	2078.1/100K	1,203
52	F	Hagerstown	8	713.9/100K	2463.1/100K	43,563
53	F	Mount Rainier	7	782.1/100K	2631.9/100K	8,055
54	F	Greenbelt	5	648.9/100K	4377.3/100K	24,193
55	F	Salisbury	4	954.7/100K	3005.6/100K	33,205
56	F	Riverdale Park	4	984.7/100K	2911.8/100K	7,109
57	F	Hyattsville	2	687.6/100K	3340.5/100K	20,506
58	F	Landover Hills	0	799.5/100K	7481.4/100K	1,751
59	F	Bladensburg	0	969.9/100K	3517.4/100K	9,382
60	F	Ocean City	0	980.1/100K	8806.6/100K	6,938
61	F	Seat Pleasant	0	994.4/100K	3570.6/100K	4,425
62	F	Elkton	0	1080.1/100K	5231.9/100K	16,017
63	F	Fairmount Heights	0	1284.7/100K	3854/100K	1,479
64	F	Princess Anne	0	1597.5/100K	5241/100K	3,568
65	F	Baltimore	0	1606.2/100K	4157/100K	566,632

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Maryland's overall crime safety grade?

Maryland has an overall safety grade of C (score: 40/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 425.1 per 100K and property crime rate of 2074.5 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Maryland have an A+ safety grade?

4 cities in Maryland earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 11 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Maryland?

Frostburg is the highest-rated city in Maryland with an A+ grade (score: 98/100). Its violent crime rate is 14.4 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Maryland grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (40/100 here, grade C).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (65 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Maryland's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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