Photo: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California · CC BY-SA 2.0Crime reported in Jessup, MD
Jessup 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 Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel | D | 6 mi | 4.7 | 43.9 |
| Greenbelt | D− | 12 mi | 6.4 | 44.9 |
| Berwyn Heights | C+ | 13 mi | 2.3 | 13.7 |
| Bowie | C | 14 mi | 1.8 | 18.9 |
| New Carrollton | C− | 14 mi | 3.1 | 20.6 |
| Baltimore | D− | 14 mi | 15.1 | 41.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Jessup. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Jessup.
10 people died in crashes on Jessup’s roads in 2019–2023
Jessup had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 20.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Maryland towns of 5,000–25,000 people (5.7, 148 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.
Jessup and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkridge | — | — | — |
| Maryland City | — | — | — |
| Fort Meade | — | — | — |
| Columbia | — | — | — |
| Savage | — | — | — |
| Severn | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elkridge, Maryland City, Fort Meade, Columbia, Savage and Severn 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 Jessup
Is Jessup, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Jessup. Jessup 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 Laurel (D, 6 mi), Greenbelt (D−, 12 mi), Berwyn Heights (C+, 13 mi).
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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.