Crime & Safety in Cottage City, MD

Cottage City has a violent crime rate of 147 per 100,000 residents, 61% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 73.4 per 100,000, robbery at 73.4, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,908 per 100,000, 3% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,247, burglary at 293, vehicle theft at 367 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 116 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Cottage City receives a safety grade of F.