Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Policing and crime in Washington Grove, MD
There are no FBI figures for Washington Grove by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. The closest graded town is Gaithersburg, 1 mile away, at C+. Drive 10 miles in any direction and you reach 2 towns with grades of their own.
The nearest Maryland towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaithersburg | C+ | 1 mi | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| Rockville | B− | 4 mi | 1.3 | 13.6 |
| Chevy Chase Village | C+ | 13 mi | 0.0 | 25.6 |
| Takoma Park | D− | 14 mi | 4.7 | 53.7 |
| Mount Airy | C+ | 16 mi | 3.3 | 10.3 |
| University Park | B | 17 mi | 0.4 | 12.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Washington Grove. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Washington Grove.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Washington Grove’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Maryland towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (5.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Washington Grove’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Washington Grove’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Washington Grove and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redland | — | — | — |
| Gaithersburg | C+ | 2.3 | 12.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Redland is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its 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 Washington Grove
Is Washington Grove, MD safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Washington Grove. Washington Grove has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Maryland towns with a grade are Gaithersburg (C+, 1 mi), Rockville (B−, 4 mi), Chevy Chase Village (C+, 13 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Washington Grove.
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.