Takoma Park is a city of 28,100 in Montgomery County, about 6 miles north of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Takoma Park?
Takoma Park grades F for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live. Theft makes up 66% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C+, and vehicle theft grades F.
F
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000More property crime than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
7% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Takoma Park as a whole, and 93% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Takoma Park scores 0.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Takoma Park, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Takoma Park, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Takoma Park
Thefts run high for a city with an F for property crime. Takoma Park has 44.9 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded F for property crime, the figure is 17.8.
Vehicle theft at more than double the US rate. Takoma Park has 7.2 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Takoma Park
High property crime is widespread across Takoma Park: 94% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and 6% in areas graded A or B. Property crime grades across Takoma Park run from B- to F.
94%
A or B 6%D or F 94%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Takoma Park?
Reported property crime in Takoma Park has risen 99% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 24 to 70 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 22%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Takoma ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Takoma Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Takoma Park
Property, US
2016
-3%
+15%
2017
+10%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+15%
-8%
2021
+34%
-10%
2022
+64%
-6%
2023
+141%
-7%
2024
+195%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Takoma Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Takoma Park has about 68 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Maryland.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Takoma Park, about 66% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Takoma Park
Takoma Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Takoma Park, 61% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 34% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (61%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Homes (34%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (52%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism, robbery, aggravated assault.
Property crime in Takoma Park and nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Takoma Park, 7 have less property crime. University Park and Four Corners have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Takoma Park. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Takoma Park has more property crime than 95% of them.
Transit, walkability and parking lots in Takoma Park
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Takoma Park apart: it has 49 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and a Walk Grade of B- (54 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Takoma Park: C- (30 of 100).49 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 97% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.B- (54 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 92% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.65% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 89% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 78% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Takoma Park
Property crime costs Takoma Park about $13 million a year, or $462 per resident and about $1,233 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.2 million
$42
Theft
$6.5 million
$230
Vehicle theft
$3.1 million
$111
Arson
$57,000
$2
Vandalism
$2.1 million
$76
Total
$13 million
$462
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
