The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Silver Spring, MD: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$76.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Silver Spring, MD

In 2025, crime will cost $1,818 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Silver Spring with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Silver Spring, MD Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Silver Spring's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Silver Spring sits in the 33rd percentile, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only Silver Spring's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Silver Spring is 30.23 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Silver Spring, MD report the most crime, about 1,470 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Silver Spring, MD

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Silver Spring for 2025 is $76,561,982, about $687 per resident and $1,818 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Silver Spring Compared to Other Cities?

Silver Spring, MD:	$687
Seat Pleasant, MD:	$1315
Cape St. Claire, MD:	$184
Maryland:	$531
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Silver Spring is $687 per year, which is $223 more than the national average and $156 more than Maryland's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Silver Spring:

In Seat Pleasant, MD, crime costs $1,315 per person, which is $628 more than in Silver Spring.
In Cape St. Claire, MD, crime costs $184 per person, which is $503 less than in Silver Spring

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Silver Spring for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Silver Spring	Cost per Silver Spring Resident
Murder	$42.7 million	$383
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.41 million	$22
Robbery	$5.28 million	$47
Assault	$5.83 million	$52
Kidnapping	$143,469	$1
Vehicle Theft	$3.49 million	$31
Burglary	$1.86 million	$17
Theft	$8.45 million	$76
Arson	$132,139	$1
Vandalism	$3.84 million	$34
Animal Cruelty	$25,313	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.10 million	$10
Identity Theft	$1.34 million	$12
Total Cost of Crime	$76,561,982	$687

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Silver Spring, MD

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Silver Spring totals $298,062,020 ($2,676 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $374,624,002 ($3,363 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Silver Spring has 24, do the same, and of Silver Spring's 111,393 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Silver Spring Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.821
Robbery	1.506
Rape	0.3569
Murder	0.2038
Total Violent Crime	3.888 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.65
Vehicle Theft	2.024
Burglary	1.843
Arson	0.0491
Total Property Crime	18.57 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0212
Drug Crimes	1.338
Vandalism	4.824
Identity Theft	1.557
Animal Cruelty	0.0307
Total "Other" Rate	7.771 (C+)

Individual Silver Spring Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Silver Spring is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Silver Spring.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Four Corners, MD	B-	C+	C+
Kemp Mill, MD	B	B-	C+
White Oak, MD	C	C	C-
Takoma Park, MD	D+	D	D
Adelphi, MD	C+	D+	B-
Wheaton, MD	C	C+	C-
North Chevy Chase, MD	B	A-	B
South Kensington, MD	B-	B-	C-
Chevy Chase View, MD	B	B+	C
Kensington, MD	D-	C-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Silver Spring is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Joseph, MO	D	D	D
Spring, TX	C-	D+	D+
Stamford, CT	C+	A	A
Springfield, IL	C-	C	C
Spokane, WA	D-	C-	C-
Spring Valley, NV	D	C	C
Spokane Valley, WA	D-	C	C
Southfield, MI	D-	D-	D-
Spring Hill, FL	A	A-	A-
Statesville, NC	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Silver Spring is as safe as the Maryland state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Silver Spring, MD average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Silver Spring schools on SchoolGrade

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