Silver Spring, MD has a lower rate of violent crime compared to the US average. According to the statistics provided, its violent crime rate is 20.4 while the US average is 22.7. Similarly, its property crime rate of 31.5 is also lower than the US average of 35.4. Generally speaking, Silver Spring is a relatively safe community in terms of both violent and property crime rates.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Silver Spring violent crime is 20.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Silver Spring property crime is 31.5. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Silver Spring, Maryland does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Bowie, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Bowie, Maryland. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.