← Safety Index State guide
Maryland
62
State score · Fair
446.8
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
581
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Maryland
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 202
- Winter Weather 85
- Coastal Flood 51
- Winter Storm 46
- Flash Flood 41
Maryland parks ranked by safety
22 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine National Monument and Historic Shrine Baltimore city
#2 77
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Baltimore city
#3 71
Antietam National Battlefield National Battlefield Washington County
#4 71
Assateague Island National Seashore National Seashore Worcester County
#5 71
Baltimore-Washington Parkway Parkway Prince George's County
#6 71
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Anne Arundel County
#7 71
Catoctin Mountain Park Park Frederick County
#8 71
Chesapeake Bay Anne Arundel County
#9 71
Fort Foote Park Park Prince George's County
#10 71
Fort Washington Park Park Prince George's County
#11 71
Greenbelt Park Park Prince George's County
#12 71
Harmony Hall Prince George's County
#13 71
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park National Historical Park Dorchester County
#14 71
Monocacy National Battlefield National Battlefield Frederick County
#15 71
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm Prince George's County
#16 71
Piscataway Park Park Prince George's County
#17 71
Thomas Stone National Historic Site National Historic Site Charles County
#18 62
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park National Historical Park Montgomery County
#19 62
Clara Barton National Historic Site National Historic Site Montgomery County
#20 62
Glen Echo Park Park Montgomery County
#21 62
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail Montgomery County
#22 53
Hampton National Historic Site National Historic Site Baltimore County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.