The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Capitol Heights, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$24.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Capitol Heights, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $2,718 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Capitol Heights with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Capitol Heights, MD Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Capitol Heights's combined rate is higher than the norm. Capitol Heights sits in the 16th percentile, ahead of 16% of cities and behind 84%. The grade covers only Capitol Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Capitol Heights is 41.06 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 16 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 35 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Capitol Heights, MD report the most crime, about 199 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 67 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Capitol Heights, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Capitol Heights for 2025 is $24,329,144, about $988 per resident and $2,718 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Capitol Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Capitol Heights, MD:	$988
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Capitol Heights is $988 per year, which is $524 more than the national average and $456 more than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Capitol Heights:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $328 more than in Capitol Heights.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $804 less than in Capitol Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Capitol Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Capitol Heights	Cost per Capitol Heights Resident
Murder	$11.6 million	$471
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.01 million	$41
Robbery	$2.27 million	$92
Assault	$2.68 million	$109
Kidnapping	$36,610	$1
Vehicle Theft	$2.12 million	$86
Burglary	$557,548	$23
Theft	$1.23 million	$50
Arson	$46,238	$2
Vandalism	$2.23 million	$90
Animal Cruelty	$3,821	$0
Drug Crimes	$301,329	$12
Identity Theft	$241,300	$10
Total Cost of Crime	$24,329,144	$988

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Capitol Heights, MD

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Capitol Heights totals $83,572,173 ($3,393 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $107,901,317 ($4,381 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Capitol Heights has 5, do the same, and of Capitol Heights's 24,631 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Capitol Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Capitol Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.790
Robbery	2.930
Rape	0.6760
Murder	0.2506
Total Violent Crime	7.646 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.653
Vehicle Theft	5.560
Burglary	2.496
Arson	0.0777
Total Property Crime	17.79 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0245
Drug Crimes	1.654
Vandalism	12.66
Identity Theft	1.266
Animal Cruelty	0.0210
Total "Other" Rate	15.63 (D-)

Individual Capitol Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seat Pleasant, MD	F	F	D
Fairmount Heights, MD	D-	F	D
Summerfield, MD	C-	D+	C
Coral Hills, MD	F	F	D-
District Heights, MD	D-	D-	D+
Landover, MD	D	D	D+
Forestville, MD	F	F	F
Cheverly, MD	D+	D+	C
Suitland, MD	D-	F	D-
Glenarden, MD	C-	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Capitol Heights is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Round Lake, IL	B+	A-	A-
Horizon City, TX	D+	D	D
Hudson, NH	B-	A+	A+
Huntington, IN	C+	B	B
Imperial, CA	C-	D	D
Jesup, GA	C	C-	C-
Joshua, TX	B-	C	C
Ridgefield, WA	D+	B	B
River Falls, WI	B	B	B
Rockaway, NJ	B	A+	A+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Capitol Heights, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 14% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Capitol Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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