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CrimeScore

Crime Score for Charles County, MD

County FIPS 24017 · Maryland · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime

63.3thcrime percentileSafeExtreme
Above Average

Higher crime than 63.34% of US counties

National rank

#3,988

of 735 scored counties

Maryland rank

#106

in state

Score index

81.7

crime intensity

Scored ZIPs

23

in this county

Charles County in Maryland scored in the 63.3th percentile for reported crime among US counties in July 2026. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime. It ranks #3,988 nationally and #106 in Maryland. It rose 43.82 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 19.52 to 63.34.

Within the county, 23 ZIP codes have published scores. Their median is the 75.8th percentile; the highest is 20617 at 93.96 and the lowest is 20613 at 19.75. A county score summarises the whole area, so a ZIP inside it can sit well above or below it.

ZIP codes in Charles County, ranked

  1. 120617BryantownVery High Crime93.96
  2. 220632—Very High Crime91.49
  3. 320646BensvilleHigh Crime87.93
  4. 420675BensvilleHigh Crime85.67
  5. 520611—High Crime85.30
  6. 620637HughesvilleHigh Crime85.02
  7. 720695BensvilleHigh Crime83.36
  8. 820693—High Crime81.20
  9. 920677Port Tobacco VillageHigh Crime80.61
  10. 1020640Bryans RoadHigh Crime77.79
  11. 1120616Bryans RoadHigh Crime75.90
  12. 1220664Cobb IslandHigh Crime75.77
  13. 1320662—Above Average74.70
  14. 1420658—Above Average71.55
  15. 1520645—Above Average70.28
  16. 1620601AccokeekAbove Average70.08
  17. 1720602WaldorfAbove Average66.97
  18. 1820625Cobb IslandAbove Average64.93
  19. 1920622Charlotte HallAbove Average60.79
  20. 2020603BensvilleAbove Average58.29
  21. 2120607AccokeekBelow Average28.48
  22. 2220659Charlotte HallBelow Average27.78
  23. 2320613AccokeekLow Crime19.75

Monthly history

MonthPercentileNational rankState rank
July 202663.34#3,988#106
June 202619.52#9,753#254

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