Photo: Preservation Maryland · CC BY-SA 2.0Who polices Waldorf, and what they report
Waldorf has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Charles County. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Waldorf alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Waldorf
Policed by the county
Waldorf is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Charles County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Charles County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Waldorf. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Maryland towns with their own police figures are La Plata (C+, 6 mi), District Heights (C−, 17 mi), Capitol Heights (C−, 18 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Waldorf. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Charles County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Charles County without police of their own, which include Waldorf.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Charles County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plata | C+ | 6 mi | 1.9 | 16.6 |
| District Heights | C− | 17 mi | 5.2 | 18.2 |
| Capitol Heights | C− | 18 mi | 4.5 | 15.4 |
| Seat Pleasant | D | 19 mi | 7.2 | 28.1 |
| Cheverly | C− | 21 mi | 2.8 | 26.1 |
| Colmar Manor | D | 21 mi | 2.8 | 36.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Waldorf. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Waldorf.
36 people died in crashes on Waldorf’s roads in 2019–2023
Waldorf had 35 fatal crashes in five years, in which 36 people died; 13 were pedestrians.
That is 8.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Maryland towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.1, 54 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.
Waldorf and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accokeek | — | — | — |
| Bensville | — | — | — |
| Brandywine | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Accokeek, Bensville and Brandywine 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 Waldorf
Is Waldorf, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Waldorf. Waldorf has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Charles County. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Waldorf alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Maryland towns with a grade are La Plata (C+, 6 mi), District Heights (C−, 17 mi), Capitol Heights (C−, 18 mi).
Who polices Waldorf?
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Waldorf is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Charles County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Waldorf.
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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.