Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0What is recorded in Aspen Hill, and why there is no grade
Aspen Hill has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County Police Department reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Aspen Hill alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest Safety Grade belongs to Rockville: B−.
What stands out about safety in Aspen Hill
Policed by the county
Aspen Hill is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Montgomery County Police Department’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Montgomery County Police Department covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Aspen Hill. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Maryland towns with their own police figures are Rockville (B−, 4 mi), Gaithersburg (C+, 7 mi), Chevy Chase Village (C+, 9 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Aspen Hill. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Montgomery County Police Department reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Montgomery County without police of their own, which include Aspen Hill.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Montgomery County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Montgomery County Police Department
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. Agencies that reported only zeros (the Sheriff’s Office here) are left out. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Maryland towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | B− | 4 mi | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| Gaithersburg | C+ | 7 mi | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| Chevy Chase Village | C+ | 9 mi | 0.0 | 25.6 |
| Takoma Park | D− | 9 mi | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| University Park | B | 11 mi | 0.4 | 12.5 |
| Hyattsville | D− | 11 mi | 7.2 | 38.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Aspen Hill. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Aspen Hill.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on Aspen Hill’s roads in 2019–2023
Aspen Hill had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 4 were pedestrians.
That is 4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Maryland towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.1, 54 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Aspen Hill and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton | — | — | — |
| Leisure World | — | — | — |
| Rockville | B− | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| Olney | — | — | — |
| Layhill | — | — | — |
| Cloverly | — | — | — |
| Glenmont | — | — | — |
| North Bethesda | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Wheaton, Leisure World, Olney, Layhill, Cloverly, Glenmont and North Bethesda are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Aspen Hill
Is Aspen Hill, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Aspen Hill. The nearest Maryland towns with a grade are Rockville (B−, 4 mi), Gaithersburg (C+, 7 mi), Chevy Chase Village (C+, 9 mi).
Who polices Aspen Hill?
The Montgomery County Police Department. Aspen Hill is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Montgomery County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.