The crimes the grade counts fell 48% per resident in Brentwood from 2023 to 2025
The yearly rates were 2.7 violent crimes and 14.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 8.4 and 29.3 in the rest of Maryland. Taking everything together, Brentwood scores C+ (#22 of 52 graded towns in Maryland): more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, measured on crimes its police reported between 2023 and 2025. Still, its two neighbors with figures both record more crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MD” is every other Maryland city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Brentwood
Brentwood reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Maryland towns on Brentwood’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Mount Rainier (D), Hyattsville (D−). Cottage City reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Neighbors ↓
Among Maryland towns, closer to the middle
Maryland’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Brentwood’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 58% of the 52 Maryland towns we grade, against 36% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Brentwood’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (14.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Brentwood property | Rest of Maryland property | Brentwood violent | Rest of Maryland violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.8 | 30.7 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 9.2 | 30.3 | 3.5 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 11.1 | 27.0 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Maryland.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Brentwood | Rest of Maryland | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Brentwood’s police reported 30 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.4 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Brentwood per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
50 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
8 violent and 42 property, as reported to the FBI by Brentwood’s police.
No one died in a crash on Brentwood’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Maryland towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (5.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Brentwood’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Brentwood’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Brentwood and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | C+ | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| Hyattsville | D− | 7.2 | 38.5 |
| Mount Rainier | D | 5.8 | 28.1 |
| Cottage City | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cottage City reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
Maryland towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | C+ | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| Boonsboro | A | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Berwyn Heights | C+ | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| Capitol Heights | C− | 4.5 | 15.4 |
| North East | C− | 4.0 | 19.1 |
| Princess Anne | D− | 14.2 | 40.1 |
The five graded Maryland towns closest to Brentwood’s population (3,828), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Brentwood. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Brentwood’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,790 in 2025); our figure for Brentwood is 3,828 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Brentwood
Is Brentwood, MD safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Brentwood reports more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #22 of 52 in Maryland. Its police reported 2.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.4 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Brentwood?
2.7 violent and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Maryland reports 8.4 and 29.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Brentwood safer than Hyattsville?
Hyattsville reports more crime per resident than Brentwood: Hyattsville grades D− for safety and Brentwood C+. Hyattsville’s police reported 7.2 violent and 38.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Brentwood?
Brentwood’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Brentwood”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.