Glenarden, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glenarden, MD Summary

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

  • There were 68 total crimes committed in Glenarden in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,091.5 total crimes per 100K people in Glenarden.
  • The overall crime rate in Glenarden is -48.50% below the national average.
  • Glenarden ranks #21 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Glenarden ranks #4,738 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Glenarden Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glenarden is 1,091.5 per 100,000 people. That's -48.50% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -55.81% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glenarden
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 68 1,091.5 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 5.0
Robbery 10 160.5 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 48.2 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 13 208.7 420.4 359.0
Burglary 6 96.3 190.0 229.0
Larceny 31 497.6 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 288.9 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 55 882.8 2,049.6 1,760.0

Glenarden Crime Compared To Maryland Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Maryland.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Glenarden

13
Violent Crimes
208.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Glenarden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glenarden is 208.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 479.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glenarden each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.88% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.36% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glenarden

55
Property Crimes
882.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 property crimes in Glenarden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glenarden is 882.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 113.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glenarden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.84% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.93% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glenarden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Carrollton, MD 13,312 258 1,938.1 1,645.1 293.0

Glenarden SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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