Zip 20902 (Wheaton, MD) Crime

The crime rate in 20902 Wheaton, MD is significantly higher than the national average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in 20902 Wheaton, MD is 30.3 compared to 22.7 for the US as a whole. Similarly, the property crime rate in 20902 Wheaton, MD is 35.7 which is significantly higher than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that residents of 20902 Wheaton, MD should take extra precautions when it comes to protecting themselves and their property from potential crime activity.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Wheaton (zip 20902) violent crime is 30.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Wheaton (zip 20902) property crime is 35.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Wheaton, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Bowie, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Bowie, Maryland. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Takoma Park, MD Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	667.7	5.1	25.7	498.2	138.7	4093.3	703.6	2537.1	852.5
2001	586.7	5.7	22.8	398.7	159.5	5183.4	854.4	3201.2	1127.8
2002	695.6	0	33.7	516.1	145.8	5469.2	600.2	3584.5	1284.6
2003	593.8	11.2	50.4	375.3	156.8	4363.7	873.9	2503.9	985.9
2004	497.9	0	11.2	324.5	162.2	3899.3	744.1	2293.7	861.5
2005	541.6	0	28.2	372.4	141	4411.8	812.4	2606.5	992.9
2006	667	21.5	10.8	478.7	156	3603.9	618.6	2280.7	704.6
2007	706.6	5.4	21.6	447.7	231.9	3770.4	755.2	2330.2	685
2008	686	0	22.9	451.6	211.5	3527.1	771.7	2189.4	565.9
2009	586.2	0	28.2	304.4	253.6	3714.6	631.3	2649.2	434
2010	417.6	0	11	263.7	142.9	3170.3	818.7	2000	351.6
2011	361.5	0	17.8	189.7	154.1	2981.1	646	1878.7	456.4
2012	372.4	0	5.8	244.4	122.2	2857.1	424.8	2118.1	314.2
2013		5.8	11.5	213.3	115.3	2697.6	720.5	1735	242.1
2014	356.2	5.6	22.3	183.7	144.7	3289.4	684.6	2337.6	267.2
2016	335.1	5.6	16.8	156.4	156.4	2183.7	530.6	1485.6	167.6
2017	306.7	0	16.7	172.9	117.1	2503.8	306.7	2013	184
2018	315.8	0	22.2	99.7	193.9	2177.4	299.2	1745.2	133
2019	396.8	0	27.9	167.7	201.2	2285.8	279.4	1861.1	145.3

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Takoma Park, MD	396.8	2,285.8	17,933	5	2019
Chevy Chase Village, MD	0.0	1,929.6	2,180	5	2019
University Park, MD	0.0	1,169.4	2,677	7	2019
Hyattsville, MD	463.7	6,066.2	18,579	8	2019
Berwyn Heights, MD	213.5	1,952.4	3,032	8	2019
Mount Rainier, MD	405.3	3,131.5	8,758	8	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Bowie, MD	99.8	1,516.3	53,840	17	2019
Leesburg, VA	183.9	1,027.7	33,651	28	2019
Frederick, MD	405.3	1,867.7	60,686	33	2019
Lancaster, PA	701.1	2,643.9	60,155	80	2018
Lower Paxton, PA	176.5	1,349.0	44,949	89	2018
Wilmington, DE	1,498.1	4,460.2	73,098	94	2019

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Stephen · Silver Spring, MD

Wheaton Regional Park

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Wheaton Regional Park is a huge county park that has jogging/walking trails, a small lake, an ice skating rink, ball fields, an arboretum, plus landscaped gardens. It is More

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