Photo: Blacktupelo · CC BY-SA 4.0No grade for College Park, but its recorded crime is here
The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and College Park has none for 2023–2025. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Berwyn Heights, 1 mile away, graded C+. 19 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
The nearest Maryland towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn Heights | C+ | 1 mi | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| University Park | B | 2 mi | 0.4 | 12.5 |
| Riverdale Park | D | 2 mi | 6.6 | 26.2 |
| Hyattsville | D− | 3 mi | 7.2 | 38.5 |
| Greenbelt | D− | 3 mi | 6.4 | 44.9 |
| Takoma Park | D− | 4 mi | 4.7 | 53.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of College Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from College Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on College Park’s roads in 2019–2023
College Park had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Maryland towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of College Park’s size would see about 9 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so College Park’s own rate (2.9) 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.
College Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi | — | — | — |
| Beltsville | — | — | — |
| Greenbelt | D− | 6.4 | 44.9 |
| Riverdale Park | D | 6.6 | 26.2 |
| Berwyn Heights | C+ | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| University Park | B | 0.4 | 12.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Adelphi and Beltsville are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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.
- 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 College Park
Is College Park, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for College Park. College Park has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Maryland towns with a grade are Berwyn Heights (C+, 1 mi), University Park (B, 2 mi), Riverdale Park (D, 2 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in College Park.
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.