Brentwood, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brentwood, MD Summary

Crime in Brentwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brentwood 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 Brentwood:

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Brentwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,574.1 total crimes per 100K people in Brentwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Brentwood is -32.27% below the national average.
  • Brentwood ranks #31 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Brentwood ranks #5,524 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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Brentwood Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brentwood is 1,574.1 per 100,000 people. That's -32.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.67% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brentwood
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 1,574.1 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 5 143.1 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 171.7 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 13 372.1 399.9 369.8
Burglary 6 171.7 252.0 269.8
Larceny 21 601.0 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 429.3 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 42 1,202.1 1,609.8 1,954.4

Brentwood 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 Brentwood

13
Violent Crimes
372.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brentwood is 372.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 268.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.61% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -6.95% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brentwood

42
Property Crimes
1,202.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brentwood is 1,202.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.33% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brentwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hyattsville, MD 18,331 991 5,406.1 5,002.5 403.7
Bladensburg, MD 9,476 305 3,218.7 2,680.5 538.2
Mount Rainier, MD 8,112 272 3,353.1 2,786.0 567.1
Riverdale Park, MD 7,258 177 2,438.7 2,176.9 261.8
University Park, MD 2,651 25 943.0 943.0 0.0
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

Brentwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
3
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