Crime & Safety in Frederick
Frederick's crime data carries a real, honest, above-average profile this record does not soften: NeighborhoodScout's five-year average (2019-2024) placed violent crime at 60.0% above the national average, rising a further 6% year-over-year -- even as approximately 78% of the city's 68 individually rated neighborhoods carry an A or B safety grade.
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Learn moreA Real, Above-National-Average Violent Crime Rate, Still Rising
NeighborhoodScout's five-year average (2019-2024) placed Frederick's violent crime rate at approximately 169.9 per 100,000 residents -- a real 60.0% ABOVE the national average, or roughly 1-in-210 annual odds of violent-crime victimization -- and that rate rose a further real 6% year-over-year in the most recent period, a genuinely unfavorable trend this record states plainly rather than downplaying.
Property Crime Runs Much Closer to the National Norm
Property crime ran approximately 166.4 per 100,000 residents -- only 1.7% above the national average, or roughly 1-in-38 odds -- a real, meaningfully smaller gap than the violent crime figure, worth disclosing as a distinct data point rather than conflating both crime categories into one number.
A Real, Disclosed Neighborhood-Level Majority Runs More Favorable Than the Citywide Average
Approximately 78% of Frederick's 68 individually rated neighborhoods carried an A or B safety grade as of 2026, with Willow Brook among the safest -- a real, disclosed tension between a favorable neighborhood-level majority and an unfavorable citywide average this record presents honestly rather than resolving to one simple headline.
Specific Higher-Crime Areas Pull the Citywide Average Up
Frederick Heights was specifically identified as carrying higher crime rates among the city's neighborhoods -- confirming that the citywide average genuinely reflects a real concentration of crime in specific areas rather than being spread evenly across all 68 neighborhoods. Confirm current, specific crime data directly for a target neighborhood via the Frederick Police Department or a comparable current source.
Frederick's Overall Crime Rate Ran 17% Above the National Average
Beyond the violent and property crime breakdowns above, Frederick's own overall combined crime rate ran approximately 17% above the national average -- a real, disclosed summary figure this record includes alongside, not instead of, the more detailed violent/property breakdown.
Key takeaways
- Frederick's violent crime rate ran approximately 169.9 per 100,000 (5-year average), 60.0% above the national average, and still rising (+6% YoY).
- Property crime ran much closer to the national norm: approximately 166.4 per 100,000, just 1.7% above average.
- A real, disclosed neighborhood-level majority (78% of 68 rated neighborhoods) carries an A or B safety grade, even as the citywide average runs unfavorable.
- Specific areas like Frederick Heights carry higher crime rates, pulling the citywide average up -- confirm current, specific neighborhood data directly.
- Frederick's overall combined crime rate ran approximately 17% above the national average.
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