Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. This makes Silver Spring 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. NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Silver Spring's rate for property crime is 16 per one thousand population. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Silver Spring is one in 513. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Silver Spring's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. 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 Silver Spring.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Silver Spring does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Silver Spring is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data. However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Silver Spring has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average.

Relative to Maryland, Silver Spring has a crime rate that is higher than 69% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Based on FBI crime data, Silver Spring is not one of the safest communities in America. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Silver Spring is 1 in 56. The crime rate in Silver Spring is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 18 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. Elizabeth House consists of 40 large efficiencies (20 with balconies) twenty two-bedroom units (all with balconies), and one hundred one-bedroom units (60 with balconies).

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