Safety · Hyattsville
Hyattsville, MD crime & safety
Hyattsville's reported crime rate is well above Maryland's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 107 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Hyattsville compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
TownTapestry Safety GradeNew
D−
Hyattsville’s Safety Grade: D-
Hyattsville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
DViolent crimeDProperty crime▼Improving since 2023
All U.S. towns we grade (6,620)Safer than 4%
More reported crimeLess reported crime
Maryland towns we grade (56)Safer than 11%
Places of 5,000–25,000 people (2,890)Safer than 4%
Good confidence. Built on 2,834 incidents over 3 years. With counts this size, ordinary swings could put Hyattsville anywhere from D- to D.
How the Safety Grade works
- One score, from FBI data. Property crimes + 4 × violent crimes reported to police, per resident, pooled over the FBI’s latest 3 years (2023–2025). Violent crime counts four times as much because it matters more to how safe a place feels. It’s the same score behind our Safest towns in MD ranking.
- Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town and city with 1,000+ residents that reported all 3 years (6,620 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Violent and property sub-grades use the same curve on each rate alone.
- Trend compares 2025 with 2023 and only says “improving” or “rising” when the change is bigger than normal year-to-year swings.
- Not graded: towns under 1,000 people, and towns missing any of the 3 years.
- What it can’t see: unreported crime, traffic safety, or which part of town incidents happen in. Towns with a campus, highway or big shopping center count incidents involving visitors. It’s our own summary of public data, not an official rating.
Reported crime, 2025
Hyattsville at a glance
Violent crime
5.1
per 1,000 residents · Maryland 3.7
Property crime
37.4
per 1,000 residents · Maryland 18.5
Incidents reported
894
107 violent · 787 property
Since 2023
▼ 16%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025
HyattsvilleMaryland
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Hyattsville property | Maryland property | Hyattsville violent | Maryland violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.7 | 21.8 | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 33.4 | 20.8 | 6.9 | 4.3 |
| 2025 | 37.4 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
611
Burglary
57
Vehicle theft
119
Aggravated assault
47
Robbery
50
Rape
10
Homicide
0
Arson
3
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Hyattsville safe
Local public safety
👮 Hyattsville Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Nearby
Hyattsville and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville | D- | 5.1 | 37.4 | 2025 |
| Brentwood | — | 2.1 | 11.1 | 2025 |
| Edmonston | — | 3.1 | 24.9 | 2025 |
| University Park | B | 0.4 | 10.3 | 2025 |
| Riverdale Park | D | 3.6 | 20.2 | 2025 |
| Mount Rainier | D | 2.9 | 22.2 | 2025 |
| Cottage City | — | 0.8 | 15.2 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Chillum, Adelphi.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 21,000, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Natural hazards
Low
Natural hazards in Hyattsville →Mostly inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage here is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities. 15 flood insurance claims paid since 2018.
Source: 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. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.