Berwyn Heights, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Berwyn Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Berwyn Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Berwyn Heights, MD Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Berwyn Heights is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Berwyn Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Berwyn Heights is 0.1443 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Berwyn Heights generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Berwyn Heights may be as high as 1 in 6,614 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,152 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Berwyn Heights, MD: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Berwyn Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Berwyn Heights's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Berwyn Heights to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Berwyn Heights is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Berwyn Heights, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Berwyn Heights about $1,253,186 in 2025, or roughly $271 per resident. This is part of Berwyn Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Berwyn Heights, including every crime type and how Berwyn Heights compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Berwyn Heights's crime maps on the Berwyn Heights overall crime page.

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Individual Berwyn Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Berwyn Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Berwyn Heights.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
College Park, MD	D+	C-	C-	F
Greenbelt, MD	F	F	D-	F
University Park, MD	C+	C-	C+	F
East Riverdale, MD	C	D+	B	D-
Riverdale Park, MD	D	D-	C-	D-
Riverdale, MD	C	C-	B-	D-
Hyattsville, MD	C-	D	C	D-
New Carrollton, MD	C	C-	B	F
Adelphi, MD	C+	D+	B-	F
Edmonston, MD	D-	D-	D	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Berwyn Heights is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Columbus, MN	A-	B	B	A+
Hudson, MI	B	C	C	C-
Henly, TX	B+	B	B	A-
Langley, WA	F	D-	D-	B
Vergennes, VT	B+	B+	B+	A-
Tully, NY	A	B	B	A
Pelahatchie, MS	A	A+	A+	A
Mineral Ridge, OH	B-	A-	A-	B+
Mountain View, MO	D+	D+	D+	D+
Lanesville, IN	A	A	A	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Berwyn Heights, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Berwyn Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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