Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

A+

Drug-Related Crime Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	A-
Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,665

Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Forest Glen is about 1 in 1,665.

Drug-Related Crime costs the average Forest Glen resident about $4 per year.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Forest Glen in green. The most dangerous areas in Forest Glen are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD Safe from Drug-Related Crime?

The A+ grade means the rate of drug-related crime is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Forest Glen is in the 95th percentile for safety, meaning 5% of neighborhoods are safer and 95% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Forest Glen's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of drug-related crime in Forest Glen is 0.6007 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Forest Glen generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Forest Glen may be as high as 1 in 889 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 2,600 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the northeast parts of Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD: about 1 per year. The south part of Forest Glen has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.

How Forest Glen's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares

The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Forest Glen to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD:	0.6007
Maryland:	3.407
USA:	3.112

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Forest Glen is safer than the Maryland state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD

Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Forest Glen about $17,796 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Forest Glen's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Forest Glen, including every crime type and how Forest Glen compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map

Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Forest Glen's crime maps on the Forest Glen overall crime page.

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Individual Forest Glen Crime Maps & Stats

Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of drug-related crime in Forest Glen is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Forest Glen.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
North Kensington, Kensington, MD	A	A-	A-	A
Wheaton-Glenmont, Wheaton, MD	B-	B	C+	B+
Takoma Park, Washington, DC	D	C+	D	B
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park, MD	B-	C+	B-	A
Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC	C+	B+	B+	B+
New Hampshire Gardens, Takoma Park, MD	C	C-	C	B
Langley Park, Hyattsville, MD	A	C-	A+	A+
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC	D	C-	D+	B-
Brightwood, Washington, DC	D+	D+	C+	C
Hillandale, Silver Spring, MD	A-	B-	A-	A

Drug-Related Crime in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Forest Glen is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Dutchtown, Rochester, NY	D	F	F	A
Valley College, San Bernardino, CA	F	D-	D-	B+
Euclid Ave North, Helena, MT	B	A-	A-	C
Via Marina, Oxnard, CA	A	B	B	A-
Enfield Estates, Edinburg, TX	D	D+	D+	D
Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR	D	D	D	D+
Vista del Norte, Albuquerque, NM	B-	C+	C+	C
East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA	D-	D-	D-	B+
East Omaha, Omaha, NE	D+	C+	C+	D-
Norwood Park, Dundalk, MD	D+	C-	C-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Forest Glen schools on SchoolGrade

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