Takoma Park, MD Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Takoma Park, MD Summary

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

  • There were 1,326 total crimes committed in Takoma Park in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,612.8 total crimes per 100K people in Takoma Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Takoma Park is 259.22% above the national average.
  • Takoma Park ranks #71 safest out of 74 cities in Maryland.
  • Takoma Park ranks #9,802 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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Takoma Park Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Takoma Park is 7,612.8 per 100,000 people. That's 259.22% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 208.22% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,470.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Takoma Park
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,326 7,612.8 2,470.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.2 5.0
Robbery 44 252.6 123.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 42 241.1 257.0 256.0
Violent Crime 94 539.7 420.4 359.0
Burglary 108 620.0 190.0 229.0
Larceny 1,022 5,867.5 1,446.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 102 585.6 412.8 259.0
Property Crime 1,232 7,073.1 2,049.6 1,760.0

Takoma Park 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 Takoma Park

94
Violent Crimes
539.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Takoma Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Takoma Park is 539.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Takoma Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 237.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.33% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.37% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 420.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Takoma Park

1,232
Property Crimes
7,073.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
301.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,232 property crimes in Takoma Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Takoma Park is 7,073.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 14.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Takoma Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 301.88% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 245.10% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 2,049.6 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Takoma Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hyattsville, MD 20,506 826 4,028.1 3,340.5 687.6
Mount Rainier, MD 8,055 275 3,414.0 2,631.9 782.1

Takoma Park SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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