Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

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

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$1.64 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD

In 2025, violent crime will cost $738 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hillcrest with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Hillcrest against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Hillcrest sits in the 27th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 27% of neighborhoods and behind 73%. The grade covers only Hillcrest's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Hillcrest is 6.505 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 101 in the northeast areas to 1 in 233 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD report the most violent crime, about 17 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD

The tangible cost of violent crime in Hillcrest is projected at $1,644,853 for 2025, about $261 per resident and $738 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Hillcrest Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD:	$261
West Baltimore, Baltimore, MD:	$1036
Cheswolde, Baltimore, MD:	$134
Maryland:	$323
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $261 per resident each year in Hillcrest, which is $3 more than the national average and $62 less than Brooklyn Park's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Hillcrest:

In West Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, crime costs $1,036 per person, which is $775 more than in Hillcrest.
In Cheswolde, Baltimore, MD, crime costs $134 per person, which is $127 less than in Hillcrest

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Hillcrest, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Hillcrest	Cost per Hillcrest Resident
Murder	$317,907	$50
Rape/Sexual Assault	$239,616	$38
Robbery	$336,960	$54
Assault	$750,369	$119
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,644,853	$261

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Hillcrest totals $3,653,442 ($580 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,298,295 ($841 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Hillcrest Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Hillcrest residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.149
Robbery	1.701
Rape	0.6276
Murder	0.0269
Total Violent Crime	6.505 (D+)

Individual Hillcrest Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Hillcrest is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Hillcrest.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD	D-	F	D+
Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, MD	D-	F	D
Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD	C	C+	C-
Lakeland, Baltimore, MD	D+	F	C
Riverside, Baltimore, MD	B-	C-	B+
Locust Point, Baltimore, MD	C+	C	B-
Federal Hill-Montgomery, Baltimore, MD	D+	D-	C-
Morrell Park, Baltimore, MD	F	F	D-
Washington Village, Baltimore, MD	F	F	D-
Jonestown, Baltimore, MD	D-	F	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Hillcrest is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Indian Hills, Grand Prairie, TX	B-	C	C
Russell Woods, Detroit, MI	F	F	F
Regent Square, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	B+	B+
Rancho Buena, Tucson, AZ	B-	B-	B-
Piqua Historic District, Piqua, OH	B	B+	B+
La Mer, Parlin, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Kaisertown, Buffalo, NY	C-	D	D
Jardines de Caparra, Bayamon, PR	D	D	D
Indian Lake East, Worcester, MA	B-	C-	C-
Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore, MD	D-	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Hillcrest is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

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