2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Cambridge, MD vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond has 55% less violent crime than Cambridge.
- Richmond has 30% less property crime than Cambridge.
 Cambridge, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock24.622.7
 Property Crime80.1  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Cambridge, MarylandCrime Index
 Fishing Creek, MD17.05
 Algonquin, MD18.25
 Taylors Island, MD18.25
 Elliott, MD18.4
 Church Creek, MD20.9
 Secretary, MD22.45
 Madison, MD22.75
 Vienna, MD23.85
 Eldorado, MD24.3
 Brookview, MD25.1

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