Who polices East Riverdale, and what they report
Riverdale Park, 1 mile away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (D). East Riverdale 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 East Riverdale alone, and no Safety Grade. A 10-mile radius takes in 20 places that are graded.
What stands out about safety in East Riverdale
Policed by the county
East Riverdale 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 East Riverdale. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Maryland towns with their own police figures are Riverdale Park (D, 1 mi), Bladensburg (D, 1 mi), Landover Hills (D−, 1 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Riverdale. 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
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Prince George's County without police of their own, which include East Riverdale.
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.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Maryland towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Park | D | 1 mi | 6.6 | 26.2 |
| Bladensburg | D | 1 mi | 7.2 | 36.1 |
| Landover Hills | D− | 1 mi | 12.3 | 53.8 |
| New Carrollton | C− | 2 mi | 3.1 | 20.6 |
| University Park | B | 2 mi | 0.4 | 12.5 |
| Berwyn Heights | C+ | 2 mi | 2.3 | 13.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of East Riverdale. Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Riverdale.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on East Riverdale’s roads in 2019–2023
East Riverdale had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is about what is typical for Maryland towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of East Riverdale’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so East Riverdale’s own rate (3.3) 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.
East Riverdale and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Park | D | 6.6 | 26.2 |
| Bladensburg | D | 7.2 | 36.1 |
| Woodlawn | — | — | — |
| Edmonston | — | — | — |
| New Carrollton | C− | 3.1 | 20.6 |
| Greenbelt | D− | 6.4 | 44.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Woodlawn is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Edmonston reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 East Riverdale
Is East Riverdale, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for East Riverdale. The nearest Maryland towns with a grade are Riverdale Park (D, 1 mi), Bladensburg (D, 1 mi), Landover Hills (D−, 1 mi).
Who polices East Riverdale?
The Prince George's County Police Department. East Riverdale 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.