Hyattsville, MD Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hyattsville, MD Summary

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

  • There were 991 total crimes committed in Hyattsville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,406.1 total crimes per 100K people in Hyattsville.
  • The overall crime rate in Hyattsville is 132.60% above the national average.
  • Hyattsville ranks #73 safest out of 76 cities in Maryland.
  • Hyattsville ranks #9,498 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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Hyattsville Vs Maryland And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hyattsville is 5,406.1 per 100,000 people. That's 132.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 169.01% higher than the Maryland total crime rate of 2,009.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hyattsville
/ 100k People
Maryland
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 991 5,406.1 2,009.7 2,324.2
Murder 4 21.8 9.1 6.3
Robbery 41 223.7 118.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 125.5 243.7 268.2
Violent Crime 74 403.7 399.9 369.8
Burglary 48 261.9 252.0 269.8
Larceny 794 4,331.5 1,184.9 1,401.9
Car Theft 57 310.9 172.9 282.7
Property Crime 917 5,002.5 1,609.8 1,954.4

Hyattsville 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 Hyattsville

74
Violent Crimes
403.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
9.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Hyattsville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hyattsville is 403.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 247.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hyattsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 250.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 9.16% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.96% higher than the Maryland violent crime rate of 399.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hyattsville

917
Property Crimes
5,002.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
155.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 917 property crimes in Hyattsville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hyattsville is 5,002.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hyattsville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 155.96% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 210.75% higher than the Maryland property crime rate of 1,609.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hyattsville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bladensburg, MD 9,476 305 3,218.7 2,680.5 538.2
Mount Rainier, MD 8,112 272 3,353.1 2,786.0 567.1
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

Hyattsville SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
4
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