Who polices Chillum, and what they report
Chillum has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Prince George's County. The Prince George's County Police Department reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Chillum alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Chillum
Policed by the county
Chillum is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Prince George's County Police Department’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Prince George's County Police Department covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Chillum. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Maryland towns with their own police figures are Hyattsville (D−, 1 mi), Takoma Park (D−, 2 mi), Mount Rainier (D, 2 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Chillum. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Prince George's County Police Department reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Prince George's County without police of their own, which include Chillum.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Prince George's County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Prince George's County Police Department
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest Maryland towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville | D− | 1 mi | 7.2 | 38.5 |
| Takoma Park | D− | 2 mi | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| Mount Rainier | D | 2 mi | 5.8 | 28.1 |
| University Park | B | 2 mi | 0.4 | 12.5 |
| Brentwood | C+ | 2 mi | 2.7 | 14.3 |
| Riverdale Park | D | 3 mi | 6.6 | 26.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Chillum. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Chillum.
10 people died in crashes on Chillum’s roads in 2019–2023
Chillum had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 6 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 5.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Maryland towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.1, 54 towns).
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.
Chillum and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville | D− | 7.2 | 38.5 |
| Mount Rainier | D | 5.8 | 28.1 |
| Langley Park | — | — | — |
| Takoma Park | D− | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| Adelphi | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Langley Park and Adelphi are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Chillum
Is Chillum, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Chillum. Chillum has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Prince George's County. The Prince George's County Police Department reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Chillum alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Maryland towns with a grade are Hyattsville (D−, 1 mi), Takoma Park (D−, 2 mi), Mount Rainier (D, 2 mi).
Who polices Chillum?
The Prince George's County Police Department. Chillum is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Prince George's County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.