Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident is higher in Takoma Park than in 97% of U.S. towns
The local count comes to 4.7 violent crimes and 53.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 8.4 and 29.0 in the rest of Maryland. Measured on crimes Takoma Park’s police reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of D−: #49 of 52 graded towns in Maryland. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 41% from 2023 to 2025. Violent crime here is higher than in 87% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 99%.
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 Takoma Park
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 Takoma 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; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Takoma Park property | Rest of Maryland property | Takoma Park violent | Rest of Maryland violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57.4 | 30.4 | 5.3 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 70.7 | 29.8 | 5.4 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 33.7 | 26.9 | 3.4 | 7.4 |
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.
Crime in Takoma 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 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Takoma Park | Rest of Maryland | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Takoma Park’s police reported 246 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 8.4 in the rest of Maryland and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
665 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.
61 violent and 604 property, as reported to the FBI by Takoma Park’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Takoma Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Takoma Park had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 2 were pedestrians.
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 Takoma Park’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Takoma Park’s own rate (3.4) 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.
Takoma Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takoma Park | D− | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| Silver Spring | — | — | — |
| Chillum | — | — | — |
| Langley Park | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Silver Spring, Chillum and Langley Park are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Maryland towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takoma Park | D− | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| Havre de Grace | B− | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| Easton | C− | 4.3 | 18.5 |
| Aberdeen | D | 6.0 | 19.5 |
| Cumberland | D | 4.6 | 40.2 |
| Elkton | D− | 9.1 | 47.7 |
The five graded Maryland towns closest to Takoma Park’s population (17,260), 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 Takoma 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 Takoma Park’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,918 in 2025); our figure for Takoma Park is 17,260 (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 Takoma Park
Is Takoma Park, MD safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Takoma Park reports more crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #49 of 52 in Maryland. Its police reported 4.7 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 Takoma Park?
4.7 violent and 53.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Maryland reports 8.4 and 29.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Who polices Takoma Park?
Takoma Park’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Takoma 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.