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Bethesda, MD crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Bethesda has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Bethesda is 1 in 82. How does Bethesda fare compared to other communities in Maryland of all population sizes? Bethesda's crime rate is lower than approximately 40% of Maryland communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Bethesda has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Bethesda is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Bethesda does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Bethesda.

For Bethesda, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Bethesda than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1134, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Bethesda's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Bethesda a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Bethesda is one in 88.

Bethesda Crime Data

 

Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. Cities

Bethesda Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

60

773

833

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.88

11.36

12.24

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.88
3.96
National Median: 4
    Bethesda
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,134

in Bethesda

1 in 253

in Maryland

Bethesda VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 68,056
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
11.36
15.86
National Median: 19
    Bethesda
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 88

in Bethesda

1 in 63

in Maryland

Bethesda Property CRIMES

Population: 68,056
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property CRIMES

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Bethesda Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
62
42
National Median: 26.8
    Bethesda
    Maryland