menu



Potomac, 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

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Potomac is safer than 66% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Maryland, only on the order of 32% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Potomac. If you live in Potomac, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 150. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Potomac has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Potomac 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 Potomac 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 Potomac.

For Potomac, 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 Potomac than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2137, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Potomac is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Potomac than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 161.

Potomac Crime Data

total Crime Index

66

(100 is safest)


Safer than 66% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Potomac Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

22

292

314

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.47

6.21

6.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.47
3.96
National Median: 4
    Potomac
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,137

in Potomac

1 in 253

in Maryland

Potomac Violent Crimes

Population: 47,018
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
6.21
15.86
National Median: 19
    Potomac
    Maryland

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 161

in Potomac

1 in 63

in Maryland

Property Crimes

Population: 47,018
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

Potomac Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
12
42
National Median: 26.8
    Potomac
    Maryland