Safest Towns In MD Ranked From No. 1 To No. 28: Here Is The Full List

MARYLAND — A new ranking has revealed the safest cities in every state, including Maryland.

Ocean Pines in Worcester County was named the safest town in Maryland, according to the 2025 State of Safety in America rankings from Safewise.com.

The report was released last month and named the safest cities in the country based on crime rates and other data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Safewise also surveyed residents in every state to find out their top safety concerns.

The ranking's purpose is to highlight cities with low per capita crime rates and "ignite conversation and action around how to make all cities and communities safer."

Here are the 28 safest Maryland cities and towns, according to the ranking:

1. Ocean Pines
2. Frostburg
3. Thurmont
4. Brunswick
5. Hampstead
6. Rockville
7. Bowie
8. Gaithersburg
9. La Plata
10. Westminster
11. Bel Air
12. Frederick
13. New Carrollton
14. Easton
15. Hagerstown
16. Aberdeen
17. Riverdale Park
18. Mount Rainier
19. Cumberland
20. Bladensburg
21. Cambridge
22. Laurel
23. Salisbury
24. Elkton
25. Takoma Park
26. Hyattsville
27. Greenbelt
28. Baltimore

Maryland's five safest cities have an average violent crime rate of 1.4 incidents per 1,000 people, according to the survey, while the property crime average falls at 4.1 incidents per 1,000 people.

Four in 10 Maryland residents feel safe in the state, according to the survey, up from 32 percent the previous year. Still, this confidence level falls below the national average of 48 percent.

Marylanders also show increasing optimism when asked if crime is decreasing — about 21 percent said yes, up from 6 percent the previous year, according to the survey. This aligns with their experiences with violent crime, property crime, and gun violence, all of which declined year over year. Only package theft remains a growing threat.

See the full 2025 report from SafeWise.com.