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Chevy Chase, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

The crime rate in Chevy Chase is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 25 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Chevy Chase is 1 in 40. Based on FBI crime data, Chevy Chase is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Maryland, Chevy Chase has a crime rate that is higher than 83% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Chevy Chase to other communities of similar population, then Chevy Chase crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Chevy Chase does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Chevy Chase's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Chevy Chase is one in 571.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Chevy Chase's rate for property crime is 23 per one thousand population. This makes Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase is one in 43.

Chevy Chase Crime Data

total Crime Index

15

(100 is safest)


Safer than 15% of U.S. cities.

Chevy Chase Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

66

71

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.75

23.12

24.87

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.75
3.98
National Median: 4
    Chevy Chase
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 571

in Chevy Chase

1 in 251

in Maryland

Chevy Chase Violent Crimes

Population: 2,855
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
23.12
16.35
National Median: 20
    Chevy Chase
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 43

in Chevy Chase

1 in 61

in Maryland

Property Crimes

Population: 2,855
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Chevy Chase Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
151
43
National Median: 27.0
    Chevy Chase
    Maryland