What is recorded in Maryland Park, and why there is no grade
Maryland Park 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 Maryland Park alone, and no Safety Grade. Inside a 10-mile circle sit 17 graded neighbors. Seat Pleasant, 1 mile away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (D).
What stands out about safety in Maryland Park
Policed by the county
Maryland Park 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 Maryland Park. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Maryland State towns with their own police figures are Seat Pleasant (D, 1 mi), Capitol Heights (C−, 1 mi), District Heights (C−, 2 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Maryland Park. 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 Maryland Park.
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 State towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Pleasant | D | 1 mi | 7.2 | 28.1 |
| Capitol Heights | C− | 1 mi | 4.5 | 15.4 |
| District Heights | C− | 2 mi | 5.2 | 18.2 |
| Cheverly | C− | 3 mi | 2.8 | 26.1 |
| Colmar Manor | D | 3 mi | 2.8 | 36.7 |
| Landover Hills | D− | 4 mi | 12.3 | 53.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Maryland Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Maryland Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Maryland Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Maryland Park had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Maryland State towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (5.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Maryland Park’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Maryland Park’s own rate (23.8) 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.
Maryland Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Pleasant | D | 7.2 | 28.1 |
| Capitol Heights | C− | 4.5 | 15.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Maryland Park
Is Maryland Park, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Maryland Park. The nearest Maryland State towns with a grade are Seat Pleasant (D, 1 mi), Capitol Heights (C−, 1 mi), District Heights (C−, 2 mi).
Who polices Maryland Park?
The Prince George's County Police Department. Maryland Park 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.