Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer
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| # | CITY | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS SCORED | HOME VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sykesville | 96 | 9 of 11 | $566,909 |
| 2 | Elkridge | 96 | 6 of 6 | $489,926 |
| 3 | Arnold | 95 | 5 of 6 | $610,070 |
| 4 | Westminster | 93 | 10 of 17 | $471,982 |
| 5 | Severna Park | 91 | 7 of 8 | $762,573 |
| 6 | Ijamsville | 90 | 5 of 6 | $730,502 |
| 7 | Reisterstown | 90 | 7 of 7 | $421,457 |
| 8 | Walkersville | 88 | 5 of 5 | $473,253 |
| 9 | Columbia | 86 | 22 of 23 | $518,039 |
| 10 | Frederick | 79 | 30 of 30 | $469,711 |
| 11 | Ellicott City | 79 | 15 of 21 | $748,152 |
| 12 | Owings Mills | 75 | 7 of 7 | $405,209 |
| 13 | Odenton | 72 | 5 of 5 | $477,189 |
| 14 | Lusby | 66 | 5 of 5 | $382,873 |
| 15 | Laurel | 63 | 17 of 19 | $480,750 |
| 16 | Baltimore | 60 | 237 of 274 | $192,669 |
| 17 | Prince Frederick | 59 | 5 of 6 | $485,461 |
| 18 | Edgewater | 59 | 5 of 6 | $589,675 |
| 19 | Hagerstown | 57 | 21 of 24 | $307,383 |
| 20 | Bel Air | 57 | 13 of 16 | $469,900 |
| 21 | Germantown | 56 | 11 of 20 | $425,701 |
| 22 | Bethesda | 55 | 8 of 16 | $1,168,471 |
| 23 | Owings | 55 | 5 of 5 | $628,130 |
| 24 | Oxon Hill | 54 | 8 of 10 | — |
| 25 | Greenbelt | 52 | 5 of 5 | $282,665 |
| 26 | Silver Spring | 49 | 34 of 54 | $556,503 |
| 27 | Cumberland | 48 | 9 of 9 | $160,832 |
| 28 | Gaithersburg | 45 | 20 of 28 | $529,016 |
| 29 | Lanham | 44 | 6 of 8 | — |
| 30 | Bladensburg | 43 | 5 of 6 | $328,466 |
| 31 | Hyattsville | 43 | 8 of 12 | $408,502 |
| 32 | Beltsville | 40 | 5 of 7 | $463,307 |
| 33 | Upper Marlboro | 40 | 17 of 18 | — |
| 34 | Temple Hills | 40 | 8 of 10 | $329,410 |
| 35 | Riverdale | 39 | 5 of 6 | $470,220 |
| 36 | Clarksburg | 39 | 5 of 7 | $639,846 |
| 37 | Rockville | 36 | 23 of 33 | $623,896 |
| 38 | Bowie | 36 | 11 of 15 | $530,886 |
| 39 | Landover | 36 | 9 of 12 | — |
| 40 | Fort Washington | 36 | 10 of 12 | $458,443 |
| 41 | Waldorf | 33 | 19 of 20 | $439,312 |
| 42 | La Plata | 33 | 5 of 5 | $486,292 |
| 43 | Forestville | 30 | 5 of 5 | — |
| 44 | Indian Head | 29 | 5 of 5 | $352,029 |
| 45 | Millersville | 25 | 6 of 6 | — |
| 46 | Glen Burnie | 25 | 20 of 21 | $401,291 |
| 47 | Aberdeen | 24 | 5 of 7 | $349,705 |
| 48 | Clinton | 24 | 5 of 7 | $446,104 |
| 49 | Pasadena | 21 | 11 of 12 | $464,140 |
| 50 | Capitol Heights | 17 | 5 of 7 | $330,659 |
| 51 | Joppa | 16 | 5 of 5 | $372,409 |
| 52 | Annapolis | 16 | 17 of 18 | $633,333 |
| 53 | Suitland | 14 | 5 of 5 | — |
| 54 | Havre De Grace | 11 | 5 of 5 | $412,285 |
| 55 | Lexington Park | 6 | 5 of 6 | $392,148 |
| 56 | Salisbury | 1 | 5 of 15 | $270,177 |