Riversdale · Photo: Quarterczar · Public domainCrime per resident in Riverdale Park runs higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
For every 1,000 residents, 6.6 violent crimes and 26.2 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the rest of Maryland, the figures are 8.4 and 29.3. On top of that, of the 3 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident. Riverdale Park’s letter for safety is D, worked out from crimes its police reported over 2023 to 2025: #39 of 52 graded towns in Maryland. The rate the grade counts dropped 33% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MD” is every other Maryland city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Riverdale Park
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 6 Maryland towns on Riverdale Park’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: University Park (B), Hyattsville (D−), Greenbelt (D−). East Riverdale 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. College Park has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Maryland towns, closer to the middle
Maryland’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Riverdale Park’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 25% of the 52 Maryland towns we grade, against 9% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Riverdale Park’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Riverdale Park property | Rest of Maryland property | Riverdale Park violent | Rest of Maryland violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.3 | 30.7 | 6.3 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 20.2 | 27.0 | 3.6 | 7.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Maryland.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Riverdale Park | Rest of Maryland | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Riverdale Park’s police reported 141 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 6.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.4 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Riverdale Park per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
173 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
26 violent and 147 property, as reported to the FBI by Riverdale Park’s police.
Five people died in crashes on Riverdale Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Riverdale Park had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is more than 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 Riverdale Park’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Riverdale Park’s own rate (13.8) 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.
Riverdale Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Park | D | 6.6 | 26.2 |
| East Riverdale | — | — | — |
| Edmonston | — | — | — |
| College Park | — | — | — |
| Hyattsville | D− | 7.2 | 38.5 |
| Greenbelt | D− | 6.4 | 44.9 |
| University Park | B | 0.4 | 12.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Riverdale 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. College Park has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Maryland towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Park | D | 6.6 | 26.2 |
| Frostburg | A+ | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Thurmont | A− | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| Taneytown | A− | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Glenarden | B | 1.9 | 8.0 |
| Mount Rainier | D | 5.8 | 28.1 |
The five graded Maryland towns closest to Riverdale Park’s population (7,343), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Riverdale Park. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Riverdale Park’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (7,287 in 2025); our figure for Riverdale Park is 7,343 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Riverdale Park
Is Riverdale Park, MD safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Riverdale Park reports more crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #39 of 52 in Maryland. Its police reported 6.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.4 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Riverdale Park?
6.6 violent and 26.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Maryland reports 8.4 and 29.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Riverdale Park safer than Hyattsville?
Hyattsville reports more crime per resident than Riverdale Park: Hyattsville grades D− for safety and Riverdale Park D. Hyattsville’s police reported 7.2 violent and 38.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Riverdale Park?
Riverdale Park’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Riverdale Park”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.