Bladensburg, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bladensburg, MD Summary

Crime in Bladensburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bladensburg over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bladensburg:

  • There were 305 total crimes committed in Bladensburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,218.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bladensburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Bladensburg is 38.48% above the national average.
  • Bladensburg ranks #61 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Bladensburg ranks #8,362 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bladensburg Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bladensburg is 3,218.7 per 100,000 people. That's 38.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 60.16% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bladensburg
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 305 3,218.7 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 3 31.7 9.1 6.3
Robbery 14 147.7 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 337.7 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 51 538.2 399.9 369.8
Burglary 15 158.3 252.0 269.8
Larceny 176 1,857.3 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 64 675.4 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 254 2,680.5 1,609.8 1,954.4

Bladensburg Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bladensburg

51
Violent Crimes
538.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
45.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 51 violent crimes in Bladensburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bladensburg is 538.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bladensburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 45.54% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.60% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bladensburg

254
Property Crimes
2,680.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Bladensburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bladensburg is 2,680.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bladensburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.51% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bladensburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Riverdale Park, MD 7,258 177 2,438.7 2,176.9 261.8
Cheverly, MD 6,482 123 1,897.6 1,573.6 324.0
Brentwood, MD 3,494 55 1,574.1 1,202.1 372.1
Landover Hills, MD 1,656 70 4,227.1 3,804.3 422.7
Edmonston, MD 1,499 23 1,534.4 1,534.4 0.0
Colmar Manor, MD 1,468 39 2,656.7 2,316.1 340.6

Bladensburg SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
3
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