Ellicott City has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Ellicott City is 1 in 92. How does Ellicott City fare compared to other communities in Maryland of all population sizes? Ellicott City's crime rate is lower than approximately 51% of Maryland communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Ellicott City, and we found that the crime rate in Ellicott City is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Ellicott City is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Ellicott City does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Ellicott City.

For Ellicott City, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Ellicott City than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1489, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Ellicott City; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.