Lanham, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lanham in green. The most dangerous areas in Lanham 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 Lanham, MD Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Lanham is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lanham's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lanham is 0.1690 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lanham generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lanham may be as high as 1 in 5,272 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,321 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Lanham, MD: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Lanham has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lanham's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lanham 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, Lanham 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 Lanham, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lanham about $6,490,671 in 2025, or roughly $318 per resident. This is part of Lanham's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lanham, including every crime type and how Lanham 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 Lanham's crime maps on the Lanham overall crime page.

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Individual Lanham Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Seabrook, MD	C	C	B-	F
New Carrollton, MD	C	C-	B	F
Riverdale, MD	C	C-	B-	D-
Glenn Dale, MD	A	B+	A	F
Glenarden, MD	C-	C	C	F
Landover Hills, MD	C	C	C	F
Greenbelt, MD	F	F	D-	F
Mitchellville, MD	B-	C+	B	F
East Riverdale, MD	C	D+	B	D-
Landover, MD	D	D	D+	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lanham 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
Radford, VA	D+	B	B	C-
Aberdeen, WA	F	D-	D-	A-
Lawrenceburg, KY	B-	B+	B+	B-
Lawrenceburg, TN	D	D-	D-	D
Lebanon, IN	B+	A	A	C+
Lewistown, PA	B+	C+	C+	D+
Liberty Hill, TX	A	A-	A-	B
Lillington, NC	C	C+	C+	C
Lincoln, RI	B	A	A	A
Long Beach, MS	A	A+	A+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lanham, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lanham schools on SchoolGrade

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