Zip 20895 (South Kensington, MD) Crime

The town of South Kensington, MD (20895) has a significantly lower rate of violent and property crime than the US average. Specifically, the violent crime rate is 12 compared to the US average of 22.7 and the property crime rate is 17.6 compared to the US average of 35.4. Residents of South Kensington have much less to fear when it comes to criminal activities and can feel safer in their community than many others across the country.

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

South Kensington (zip 20895) violent crime is 12.0. (The US average is 22.7)

South Kensington (zip 20895) property crime is 17.6. (The US average is 35.4)

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

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

Chevy Chase Village, MD Crime History

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Year	Violent	Rape	Robbery	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2007	72	0	72	1223.5	179.9	971.6	72
2008	36.2	36.2	0	2209.3	253.5	1810.9	144.9
2009	0	0	0	4867.7	236.3	4489.6	141.8
2010	45.9	0	45.9	1926.6	321.1	1559.6	45.9
2011	0	0	0	4310.3	709.9	3346.9	253.5
2012	0	0	0	2639.4	199.2	2340.6	99.6
2013		0	0	2173.9	197.6	1729.2	247
2014	0	0	0	1422.3	392.3	1029.9	0
2015	0	0	0	2610	386.7	2126.6	96.7
2016	0	0	0	2644.2	192.3	2307.7	144.2
2017	0	0	0	1682.7	240.4	1346.2	96.2
2018	0	0	0	2005.7	334.3	1575.9	95.5
2019	0	0	0	1929.6	530.6	1302.5	96.5

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Chevy Chase Village, MD	0.0	1,929.6	2,180	4	2019
Takoma Park, MD	396.8	2,285.8	17,933	5	2019
University Park, MD	0.0	1,169.4	2,677	8	2019
Hyattsville, MD	463.7	6,066.2	18,579	8	2019
Mount Rainier, MD	405.3	3,131.5	8,758	8	2019
Brentwood, MD	429.3	1,459.6	3,205	9	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Takoma Park, MD	396.8	2,285.8	17,933	5	2019
Hyattsville, MD	463.7	6,066.2	18,579	8	2019
Greenbelt, MD	469.7	3,100.3	21,585	11	2019
Falls Church, VA	66.6	1,532.5	13,794	11	2019
New Carrollton, MD	253.1	1,265.7	12,734	12	2019
Laurel, MD	476.5	3,436.1	22,960	12	2019

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faye · Kensington, MD

Kensington neighborhoods and community

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As a resident of Kensington, Maryland for over 8 years and also a community member active in the local school PTA and local citizen's association, I like to say how More

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