The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Riverdale, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D+

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$9.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Riverdale, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $2,094 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Riverdale 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 East Riverdale, MD Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Riverdale's combined rate is about the same as the norm. East Riverdale sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only East Riverdale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Riverdale is 25.24 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 82 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of East Riverdale, MD report the most crime, about 124 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Riverdale, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Riverdale for 2025 is $9,883,027, about $556 per resident and $2,094 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Riverdale Compared to Other Cities?

East Riverdale, MD:	$556
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Riverdale is $556 per year, which is $92 more than the national average and $25 more than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Riverdale:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $759 more than in East Riverdale.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $372 less than in East Riverdale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Riverdale	Cost per East Riverdale Resident
Murder	$4.39 million	$247
Rape/Sexual Assault	$656,406	$37
Robbery	$851,885	$48
Assault	$914,870	$51
Kidnapping	$29,707	$2
Vehicle Theft	$888,673	$50
Burglary	$158,937	$9
Theft	$489,147	$28
Arson	$24,002	$1
Vandalism	$1.31 million	$74
Animal Cruelty	$8,902	$1
Drug Crimes	$77,275	$4
Identity Theft	$81,024	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$9,883,027	$556

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Riverdale, 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 East Riverdale totals $32,911,007 ($1,851 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $42,794,034 ($2,407 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 east 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 do the same, and of East Riverdale's 17,778 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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East Riverdale 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 East Riverdale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.792
Robbery	1.523
Rape	0.6089
Murder	0.1314
Total Violent Crime	4.056 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.313
Vehicle Theft	3.228
Burglary	0.9857
Arson	0.0559
Total Property Crime	9.582 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0276
Drug Crimes	0.5876
Vandalism	10.33
Identity Theft	0.5888
Animal Cruelty	0.0677
Total "Other" Rate	11.60 (D+)

Individual East Riverdale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Riverdale, MD	C	C-	B-
Riverdale Park, MD	D	D-	C-
Edmonston, MD	D-	D-	D
Bladensburg, MD	C-	D	C
Landover Hills, MD	C	C	C
New Carrollton, MD	C	C-	B
University Park, MD	C+	C-	C+
Hyattsville, MD	C-	D	C
Cheverly, MD	D+	D+	C
North Brentwood, MD	D+	D	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Riverdale is lower 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
Centralia, IL	B-	C+	C+
Schwenksville, PA	A+	A+	A+
Sayville, NY	B	A-	A-
Sauk Rapids, MN	C+	B+	B+
Rye, NY	C+	C	C
Rutherfordton, NC	D+	C	C
Russellville, AL	D+	B-	B-
Roma, TX	F	F	F
Riverside, RI	B+	A-	A-
Rancho Mirage, CA	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, East Riverdale is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Riverdale, MD average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Riverdale schools on SchoolGrade

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