2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Richland, WA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg has 20% more violent crime than Richland.
- Gaithersburg has 18% less property crime than Richland.
 Richland, WAGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.922.7
 Property Crime35.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Richland, WashingtonCrime Index
 Connell, WA12.7
 West Pasco, WA14.6
 West Richland, WA16.2
 Kahlotus, WA21.3
 Prosser, WA22.9
 Mesa, WA24.3
 Richland, WA25.25
 Pasco, WA25.85
 Basin City, WA26.65
 Finley, WA27.6

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