Photo: Mbinebri · CC BY-SA 4.0Less violent crime is recorded per resident in Havre de Grace than in 63% of U.S. towns
Overall, Havre de Grace grades B− for safety (#14 of 52 graded towns in Maryland): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported in 2023–2025. On top of that, its police logs show 1.2 violent crimes and 12.6 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the rest of Maryland the numbers are 8.5 and 29.5. The graded rate fell 16% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MD” is every other Maryland city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Havre de Grace
Havre de Grace reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 Maryland towns on Havre de Grace’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Aberdeen (D). Neighbors ↓
Among Maryland towns, higher
Maryland’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Havre de Grace’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 73% of the 52 Maryland towns we grade, against 53% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Havre de Grace’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Havre de Grace’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (12.6) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Havre de Grace | Rest of Maryland | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Havre de Grace’s police reported 54 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.5 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Havre de Grace property | Rest of Maryland property | Havre de Grace violent | Rest of Maryland violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.0 | 27.6 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
| 2023 | 13.5 | 30.9 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 12.6 | 30.4 | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| 2025 | 11.7 | 27.2 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Maryland.
Crime in Havre de Grace per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
191 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
12 violent and 179 property, as reported to the FBI by Havre de Grace’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Havre de Grace’s roads in 2019–2023
Havre de Grace had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.
That is about what is typical for Maryland towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Havre de Grace’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Havre de Grace’s own rate (2.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Havre de Grace and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havre de Grace | B− | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| Aberdeen | D | 6.0 | 19.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Maryland towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havre de Grace | B− | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| New Carrollton | C− | 3.1 | 20.6 |
| Easton | C− | 4.3 | 18.5 |
| Cambridge | D | 6.0 | 36.1 |
| Takoma Park | D− | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| Elkton | D− | 9.1 | 47.7 |
The five graded Maryland towns closest to Havre de Grace’s population (15,630), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Havre de Grace. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Havre de Grace’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (15,320 in 2025); our figure for Havre de Grace is 15,630 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Havre de Grace
Is Havre de Grace, MD safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Havre de Grace reports less crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #14 of 52 in Maryland. Its police reported 1.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.5 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Havre de Grace?
1.2 violent and 12.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Maryland reports 8.5 and 29.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Havre de Grace safer than Aberdeen?
Aberdeen reports more crime per resident than Havre de Grace: Aberdeen grades D for safety and Havre de Grace B−. Aberdeen’s police reported 6.0 violent and 19.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Havre de Grace?
Havre de Grace’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Havre de Grace”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.