The city of Damascus, MD has significantly lower crime rates than the US average. Specifically, Damascus's violent crime rate of 18.7 is much lower than the US average of 22.7. Additionally, their property crime rate of 34.6 is also far below the US average of 35.4. This suggests that Damascus is a relatively safe community and provides an ideal environment for residents to live in comfortably and without fear for their safety or possessions.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Damascus violent crime is 18.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Damascus property crime is 34.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Damascus, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Laurel, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Laurel, Maryland. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.