Silver Rock, Rockville, MD Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Silver Rock in green. The most dangerous areas in Silver Rock 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 Silver Rock, Rockville, MD Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Silver Rock is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of neighborhoods are safer and 9% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Silver Rock's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Silver Rock is 0.2066 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Silver Rock generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Silver Rock may be as high as 1 in 4,411 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,095 in the east part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Silver Rock, Rockville, MD: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Silver Rock has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Silver Rock, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the north part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Silver Rock residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Silver Rock has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Silver Rock has 3, have the same problem. Of Silver Rock’s 4,398 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Silver Rock Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Silver Rock residents in a standard year.

Individual Silver Rock Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Silver Rock is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Silver Rock.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Croydon Park, Rockville, MD	C	B	C-	D-
West End Park, Rockville, MD	A-	A	B+	D-
North Kensington, Kensington, MD	A	A-	A-	D-
Wheaton-Glenmont, Wheaton, MD	B-	B	C+	D-
Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD	A-	B+	B+	D-
Takoma Park, Washington, DC	D	C+	D	F
Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC	C+	B+	B+	F
Darnestown, Gaithersburg, MD	A+	A+	A+	C+
Chevy Chase, Washington, DC	C-	C+	C+	F
Carroll Manor, Takoma Park, MD	B-	C+	B-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Silver Rock is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alamosa, Albuquerque, NM	D	F	F	D
Zach White, El Paso, TX	C	C	C	B
Yuma Townsite, Yuma, AZ	D	D-	D-	D-
Yorkwood, Mobile, AL	B+	A	A	A-
Ybor City, Tampa, FL	C+	D-	D-	C
Wrightsboro, Wilmington, NC	B-	B-	B-	C+
Woodlands Village, Flagstaff, AZ	D+	D-	D-	C+
Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN	C	A-	A-	B+
Wood Park, Tempe, AZ	C+	C-	C-	B
Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	D+	D	D	C

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Silver Rock, Rockville, MD average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Silver Rock schools on SchoolGrade

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