Neighborhood overview
Silver Spring, Montgomery County
Recent police-feed safety data for Silver Spring 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
Silver Spring reports notably higher per-capita rates than Montgomery County citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
3,330 / 100k local
vs Montgomery County 484 / 100k citywide (+588%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+777%)
Property
10,445 / 100k local
vs Montgomery County 1,499 / 100k citywide (+597%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+440%)
~28,428 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Jun 14, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (504 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (35% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 8 week-over-week (15 this week, 23 the week before).
- · property reports down 31 week-over-week (39 this week, 70 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 15 week-over-week (24 this week, 39 the week before).
- · Most reports in Silver Spring occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 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.