Neighborhood overview
North Bethesda, Montgomery County
Recent police-feed safety data for North Bethesda in Montgomery County, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Montgomery County police open-data feed.
Safety Index
North Bethesda reports close to Montgomery County's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
204 / 100k local
vs Montgomery County 168 / 100k citywide (+21%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-46%)
Property
2,185 / 100k local
vs Montgomery County 1,472 / 100k citywide (+48%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+13%)
~31,991 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Aug 23, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (114 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (35% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports up 6 week-over-week (17 this week, 11 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (7 this week, 10 the week before).
- · Most reports in North Bethesda occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 35% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.