| | Ocean City, MD | Towson, MD | United States |
| | 63.6 | 17.5 | 22.7 |
| | 97.6 | 26.7 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Ocean City, Maryland | Crime Index |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 13.8 |
| Crisfield, MD | 14.1 |
| Newark, MD | 16.7 |
| Frankford, DE | 18.3 |
| Berlin, MD | 18.6 |
| Bishopville, MD | 18.9 |
| Nanticoke, MD | 19.3 |
| Quantico, MD | 19.5 |
| Allen, MD | 19.5 |
| Frenchtown-Rumbly, MD | 19.5 |
Reviews for Ocean City 
6 Reviews
The town itself if quaint but typically coastal. In high season you will crawl from traffic light to traffic light. Maybe place to be single but don't grow old alone. More
Not that bad at all. My family stays here every summer, and we have no problems. The crime rating is only a 10 because the boardwalk gets a lot of petty theft and drunk More
Crime here really isnt a 10. The boardwalk gets a lot of drunk people and petty theft during the summer, and that skews the results. Ive stayed here in OC every summer More
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Reviews for Towson 
3 Reviews
Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely More
Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax More
My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a More
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