Greenbelt, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenbelt, MD Summary

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

  • There were 695 total crimes committed in Greenbelt the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,967.9 total crimes per 100K people in Greenbelt.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenbelt is 27.70% above the national average.
  • Greenbelt ranks #58 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Greenbelt ranks #8,087 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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Greenbelt Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenbelt is 2,967.9 per 100,000 people. That's 27.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 47.68% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenbelt
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 695 2,967.9 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.3 9.1 6.3
Robbery 31 132.4 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 60 256.2 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 96 410.0 399.9 369.8
Burglary 56 239.1 252.0 269.8
Larceny 469 2,002.8 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 69 294.7 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 599 2,558.0 1,609.8 1,954.4

Greenbelt 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 Greenbelt

96
Violent Crimes
410.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 96 violent crimes in Greenbelt in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenbelt is 410.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 243.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenbelt each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.86% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 2.52% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenbelt

599
Property Crimes
2,558.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 599 property crimes in Greenbelt in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenbelt is 2,558.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenbelt each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.88% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 58.90% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenbelt

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Carrollton, MD 13,036 165 1,265.7 1,043.3 222.5
Riverdale Park, MD 7,258 177 2,438.7 2,176.9 261.8
Berwyn Heights, MD 3,278 58 1,769.4 1,586.3 183.0
University Park, MD 2,651 25 943.0 943.0 0.0
Landover Hills, MD 1,656 70 4,227.1 3,804.3 422.7

Greenbelt SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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