The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Riverdale, MD
East Riverdale is an unincorporated community of 15,900 in Prince George's County, about 8 miles northeast of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
Is East Riverdale, MD safe?
Crime in East Riverdale is high by national standards, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of C-. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 87% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than East Riverdale. Violent crime grades C and property crime D. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within East Riverdale run from B- to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 338 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
13% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East Riverdale as a whole, and 87% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East Riverdale scores 338.
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 East Riverdale, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East Riverdale, 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 East Riverdale
Theft is a strength. East Riverdale grades D for property crime, but theft grades A-, better than in the neighborhoods where 52% of Americans live.
Car thefts and robberies both run high. In East Riverdale, each runs at more than double the US rate: 6.6 car thefts and 1.5 robberies a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 0.62 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of East Riverdale
Safety changes a lot from one part of East Riverdale to the next: 28% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 60% live in areas graded D or F. Grades across East Riverdale run from B- to F; every part of East Riverdale has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 28%C 12%D or F 60%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within East Riverdale, the north side has the least crime and the southwest side the most.
Crime rates and types in East Riverdale
CrimeGrade™ estimates East Riverdale has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and 26% less than 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.
Vandalism is the most common crime in East Riverdale, about 30% 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 East Riverdale compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to East Riverdale, 6 have less crime. University Park and New Carrollton have the least.
Shops, parking lots and walkability in East Riverdale
Two things set East Riverdale apart: it has 1.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 0.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.1.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% 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 93% 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. 57% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (30 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 81% 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 robbery and car theft.76% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 91% 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 East Riverdale: F (0 of 100).10 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 84% 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 East Riverdale
Crime costs East Riverdale about $2,037 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 69% 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 $37 million a year, or $2,325 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.6 million
$227
Rape
$200,000
$13
Robbery
$760,000
$48
Assault
$1.3 million
$82
Burglary
$160,000
$10
Theft
$520,000
$33
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$101
Arson
$13,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.0 million
$66
Total
$9.2 million
$580
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 East Riverdale 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. East Riverdale is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 East Riverdale, MD average a SchoolGrade of F: 18% of students test proficient, against 18% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in East Riverdale on SchoolGrade
