Berwyn Heights, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Berwyn Heights, MD Summary

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

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Berwyn Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,769.4 total crimes per 100K people in Berwyn Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Berwyn Heights is -23.87% below the national average.
  • Berwyn Heights ranks #36 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Berwyn Heights ranks #6,010 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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Berwyn Heights Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berwyn Heights is 1,769.4 per 100,000 people. That's -23.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -11.96% lower than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berwyn Heights
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 1,769.4 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.1 6.3
Robbery 4 122.0 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 6 183.0 399.9 369.8
Burglary 6 183.0 252.0 269.8
Larceny 39 1,189.7 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 213.5 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 52 1,586.3 1,609.8 1,954.4

Berwyn 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 Berwyn Heights

6
Violent Crimes
183.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Berwyn Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berwyn Heights is 183.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 546.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berwyn Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.50% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.22% lower than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berwyn Heights

52
Property Crimes
1,586.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 property crimes in Berwyn Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berwyn Heights is 1,586.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berwyn Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.83% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.46% lower than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berwyn Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Greenbelt, MD 23,417 695 2,967.9 2,558.0 410.0
Hyattsville, MD 18,331 991 5,406.1 5,002.5 403.7
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
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

Berwyn Heights SnackAbility

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