Montgomery County, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Montgomery County in green. The most dangerous areas in Montgomery County 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 Montgomery County, MD Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Montgomery County is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of counties are safer and 6% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Montgomery County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Montgomery County is 0.1713 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Montgomery County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Montgomery County may be as high as 1 in 4,511 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,740 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Montgomery County, MD: about 53 per year. The southwest part of Montgomery County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Montgomery County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Montgomery County to the Maryland state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Montgomery County is less safe than the Maryland state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Montgomery County, MD

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Montgomery County about $349,363,634 in 2025, or roughly $322 per resident. This is part of Montgomery County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Montgomery County, including every crime type and how Montgomery County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Montgomery County's crime maps on the Montgomery County overall crime page.

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Individual Montgomery County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Montgomery County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Montgomery County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
District of Columbia, DC	F	F	F	F
Falls Church City, VA	C-	A	D	C+
Arlington County, VA	B-	A-	C	C
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	C+	B
Prince George's County, MD	C+	C-	B-	F
Fairfax County, VA	B	A+	C-	A+
Alexandria City, VA	C-	A	D	C-
Fairfax City, VA	D	A	D-	B+
Loudoun County, VA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Frederick County, MD	B-	B+	B-	A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Montgomery County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Contra Costa County, CA	B-	C+	C+	C
Delaware County, OH	A-	A+	A+	A
Kent County, MI	B+	C-	C-	A
Kern County, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Knox County, TN	C	D	D	D+
Lackawanna County, PA	B+	B+	B+	B
Davidson County, TN	F	F	F	C-
Lafayette Parish, LA	D+	D+	D+	D
Dauphin County, PA	A-	A-	A-	B
Dane County, WI	C+	B+	B+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Montgomery County, MD average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Montgomery County schools on SchoolGrade

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