The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Camp Springs, MD
Camp Springs is an unincorporated community of 18,700 in Prince George's County, about 9 miles southeast of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
Is Camp Springs, MD safe?
Crime in Camp Springs is high by national standards, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of C+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Camp Springs. Violent crime grades B- and property crime C. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Camp Springs run from B- to D+, so check the map below.
C+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 504 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
18% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Camp Springs as a whole, and 82% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Camp Springs scores 504.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Camp Springs, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Camp Springs, 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 in Camp Springs
Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Camp Springs runs 25% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run 27% below it: 1.9 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Vehicle theft at more than triple the US rate. Camp Springs has 11.0 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Camp Springs
Areas graded C are home to 58% of residents in Camp Springs; 41% live in areas graded A or B and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Camp Springs run from B- to D+; every part of Camp Springs has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
41%58%
A or B 41%C 58%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Camp Springs, the southwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Camp Springs
CrimeGrade™ estimates Camp Springs has about 47 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 25% more than the US as a whole and close to Maryland.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Camp Springs, about 28% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Camp Springs compares with nearby cities
Camp Springs has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Night lighting, transit and walkability in Camp Springs
Two things set Camp Springs apart: it has 16 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 21 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
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
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Camp Springs: D (15 of 100).16 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 90% 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 and assault. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 82% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 76% 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 crime costs Camp Springs
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Camp Springs about $1,740 a year per household, 44% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $39 million a year, or $2,113 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.3 million
$176
Rape
$260,000
$14
Robbery
$1.1 million
$60
Assault
$1.5 million
$80
Burglary
$370,000
$20
Theft
$1.2 million
$67
Vehicle theft
$3.1 million
$168
Arson
$5,600
under $1
Vandalism
$1.7 million
$91
Total
$13 million
$675
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Camp Springs means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Camp Springs, MD average a SchoolGrade of F: 18% of students test proficient, against 16% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Camp Springs on SchoolGrade
