District Heights, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In District Heights, MD Summary

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

  • There were 62 total crimes committed in District Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,030.8 total crimes per 100K people in District Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in District Heights is -55.65% below the national average.
  • District Heights ranks #20 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • District Heights ranks #3,838 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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District Heights Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in District Heights is 1,030.8 per 100,000 people. That's -55.65% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.71% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
District Heights
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 62 1,030.8 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 7 116.4 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 133.0 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 17 282.6 399.9 369.8
Burglary 9 149.6 252.0 269.8
Larceny 30 498.8 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 99.8 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 45 748.1 1,609.8 1,954.4

District Heights 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 District Heights

17
Violent Crimes
282.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-23.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in District Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in District Heights is 282.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 353.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in District Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -23.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.32% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In District Heights

45
Property Crimes
748.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in District Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in District Heights is 748.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in District Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.53% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

District Heights SnackAbility

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