The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in College Park, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

$29.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for College Park, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,842 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of College Park 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 College Park, 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 College Park's combined rate is higher than the norm. College Park sits in the 26th percentile, ahead of 26% of cities and behind 74%. The grade covers only College Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in College Park is 33.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of College Park, MD report the most crime, about 349 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 42 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in College Park, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in College Park for 2025 is $29,402,489, about $697 per resident and $1,842 per household. That equals 2.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in College Park Compared to Other Cities?

College Park, MD:	$697
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in College Park is $697 per year, which is $232 more than the national average and $165 more than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to College Park:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $619 more than in College Park.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $513 less than in College Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to College Park	Cost per College Park Resident
Murder	$15.1 million	$357
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.45 million	$34
Robbery	$1.56 million	$37
Assault	$2.04 million	$48
Kidnapping	$85,796	$2
Vehicle Theft	$1.57 million	$37
Burglary	$651,154	$15
Theft	$2.62 million	$62
Arson	$81,533	$2
Vandalism	$3.40 million	$81
Animal Cruelty	$8,804	$0
Drug Crimes	$548,726	$13
Identity Theft	$312,353	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$29,402,489	$697

The Intangible Cost of Crime in College Park, 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 College Park totals $108,060,830 ($2,561 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $137,463,319 ($3,257 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 southwest 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 College Park has 13, do the same, and of College Park's 42,203 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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College Park 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 College Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.681
Robbery	1.172
Rape	0.5672
Murder	0.1902
Total Violent Crime	3.610 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.99
Vehicle Theft	2.399
Burglary	1.701
Arson	0.0800
Total Property Crime	16.17 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0335
Drug Crimes	1.758
Vandalism	11.28
Identity Theft	0.9562
Animal Cruelty	0.0282
Total "Other" Rate	14.06 (D)

Individual College Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Berwyn Heights, MD	C-	D	C+
University Park, MD	C+	C-	C+
Adelphi, MD	C+	D+	B-
Hyattsville, MD	C-	D	C
Greenbelt, MD	F	F	D-
Riverdale Park, MD	D	D-	C-
East Riverdale, MD	C	D+	B
Chillum, MD	D	D	D+
Edmonston, MD	D-	D-	D
Riverdale, MD	C	C-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

College Park 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
Claremont, CA	C	C-	C-
Long Beach, NY	B	C	C
Park Ridge, IL	B+	A-	A-
Old Bridge, NJ	A-	A+	A+
Ocean Springs, MS	A+	A+	A+
New Smyrna Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Mount Pleasant, MI	C	D+	D+
Adelanto, CA	C	C-	C-
Madison, TN	F	F	F
Peachtree City, GA	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, College Park is as safe as the Maryland state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in College Park, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See College Park schools on SchoolGrade

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