The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Glenn Dale, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

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$3.82 million

Cost of Crime™ for Glenn Dale, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,511 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Glenn Dale 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 Glenn Dale, MD Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Glenn Dale's combined rate is lower than the norm. Glenn Dale sits in the 85th percentile, ahead of 85% of cities and behind 15%. The grade covers only Glenn Dale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Glenn Dale is 13.96 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 41 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 101 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Glenn Dale, MD report the most crime, about 20 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Glenn Dale, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Glenn Dale for 2025 is $3,818,839, about $469 per resident and $1,511 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Glenn Dale Compared to Other Cities?

Glenn Dale, MD:	$469
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Glenn Dale is $469 per year, which is $4 more than the national average and $63 less than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Glenn Dale:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $847 more than in Glenn Dale.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $285 less than in Glenn Dale

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Glenn Dale	Cost per Glenn Dale Resident
Murder	$2.51 million	$308
Rape/Sexual Assault	$207,456	$25
Robbery	$178,351	$22
Assault	$167,846	$21
Kidnapping	$7,383	$1
Vehicle Theft	$161,608	$20
Burglary	$68,734	$8
Theft	$166,398	$20
Arson	$11,982	$1
Vandalism	$271,496	$33
Animal Cruelty	$1,073	$0
Drug Crimes	$33,187	$4
Identity Theft	$31,300	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$3,818,839	$469

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Glenn Dale, 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 Glenn Dale totals $17,739,677 ($2,177 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,558,515 ($2,646 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 northwest 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 Glenn Dale has 5, do the same, and of Glenn Dale's 8,148 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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Glenn Dale 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 Glenn Dale residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7173
Robbery	0.6959
Rape	0.4199
Murder	0.1641
Total Violent Crime	1.997 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.943
Vehicle Theft	1.281
Burglary	0.9301
Arson	0.0609
Total Property Crime	6.215 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0149
Drug Crimes	0.5506
Vandalism	4.664
Identity Theft	0.4963
Animal Cruelty	0.0178
Total "Other" Rate	5.744 (B)

Individual Glenn Dale Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Seabrook, MD	C	C	B-
Lanham, MD	C-	C-	C
Mitchellville, MD	B-	C+	B
Bowie, MD	B+	B-	B+
New Carrollton, MD	C	C-	B
Patuxent, MD	A	A-	A-
High Bridge Estates, MD	A+	A	A+
Greenbelt, MD	F	F	D-
Glenarden, MD	C-	C	C
Riverdale, MD	C	C-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Glenn Dale 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
Dorr, MI	A+	B	B
Tompkinsville, KY	B-	A-	A-
Trinity, TX	D-	D-	D-
Vilonia, AR	B-	D+	D+
Elma, WA	D-	D	D
Eads, TN	C+	C-	C-
Dunn Loring, VA	B+	A	A
Dunlap, IN	C	C	C
Dundee, MI	A-	C+	C+
Duncannon, PA	A+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Glenn Dale 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 Glenn Dale, MD average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Glenn Dale schools on SchoolGrade

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