Mount Rainier is a city of 9,330 in Prince George's County, about 5 miles northeast of downtown Washington · Updated November 2026
Is Mount Rainier, MD safe?
Crime in Mount Rainier is high, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of F. Most US neighborhoods have far less: 96% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Mount Rainier. Violent and property crime both grade F here. Every neighborhood in Mount Rainier grades F.
F
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
4% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Mount Rainier as a whole, and 96% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mount Rainier scores 0.
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 Mount Rainier, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mount Rainier, 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 Mount Rainier
Burglaries are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Mount Rainier runs 75% above the US rate, but burglaries run 36% below it: 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Robberies and car thefts both run high. In Mount Rainier, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 3.7 robberies and 9.5 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 2.7 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Mount Rainier
CrimeGrade™ estimates Mount Rainier has about 65 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 75% more than the US as a whole and 58% more 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 Mount Rainier, 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.
Where and when crime happens in Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 46% of them, against 18% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (53%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (46%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (42%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (32%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Mount Rainier compares with nearby cities
Mount Rainier has the most crime of its 9 nearest cities.
Two things set Mount Rainier apart: it has 12 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of B+ (67 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places with few jobs tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft and robbery run higher here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.12 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 96% 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.B+ (67 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 95% 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 Mount Rainier: D- (12 of 100).27 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 94% of US city residents
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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 92% of US city residents
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.59% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 87% 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 Mount Rainier
Crime costs Mount Rainier about $2,615 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about double 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 $43 million a year, or $4,590 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.1 million
$439
Rape
$280,000
$30
Robbery
$1.1 million
$114
Assault
$1.5 million
$165
Burglary
$130,000
$13
Theft
$930,000
$99
Vehicle theft
$1.4 million
$146
Arson
$33,000
$4
Vandalism
$1.3 million
$140
Total
$11 million
$1,150
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 Mount Rainier 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.
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 Mount Rainier, MD average a SchoolGrade of F: 16% of students test proficient, against 19% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Mount Rainier on SchoolGrade
