Montgomery County Vandalism

Montgomery County · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Montgomery County police open data recorded 2,599 vandalism incidents, 6.0% of all 43,472 incidents reported in the city that year and down 20.0% from 2024. So far in 2026, 2,150 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Montgomery County by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)2,150——
20252,599—down 20.0%
20243,250—down 9.9%
20233,607—up 24.3%
20222,903—up 0.9%
20212,878—down 4.9%
20203,026—up 11.3%

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 31,044 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Silver Spring 585 incidents
  2. Bethesda 407 incidents
  3. Wheaton 389 incidents
  4. Montgomery Village 368 incidents
  5. Rockville 367 incidents
  6. Germantown 278 incidents
  7. Takoma Park 184 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Montgomery County in 2025?

2,599, according to Montgomery County Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Montgomery County?

Reported vandalism was down 20.0% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 10.5% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Montgomery County Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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