Mount Rainier, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mount Rainier, MD Summary

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

  • There were 272 total crimes committed in Mount Rainier the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,353.1 total crimes per 100K people in Mount Rainier.
  • The overall crime rate in Mount Rainier is 44.27% above the national average.
  • Mount Rainier ranks #64 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Mount Rainier ranks #8,489 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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Mount Rainier Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mount Rainier is 3,353.1 per 100,000 people. That's 44.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 66.85% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mount Rainier
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 272 3,353.1 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 29 357.5 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 184.9 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 46 567.1 399.9 369.8
Burglary 18 221.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 177 2,182.0 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 382.1 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 226 2,786.0 1,609.8 1,954.4

Mount Rainier 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 Mount Rainier

46
Violent Crimes
567.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
53.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in Mount Rainier in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mount Rainier is 567.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 176.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mount Rainier each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 53.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 41.81% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mount Rainier

226
Property Crimes
2,786.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
42.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 226 property crimes in Mount Rainier in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mount Rainier is 2,786.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mount Rainier each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 42.55% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 73.06% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mount Rainier

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
Riverdale Park, MD 7,258 177 2,438.7 2,176.9 261.8
Brentwood, MD 3,494 55 1,574.1 1,202.1 372.1
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

Mount Rainier SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
4
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