Police: Crime Decreasing in Downtown Silver Spring
Crime in the Downtown Silver Spring Business District fell by 7.6% during the past year, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). There has been a 68% decrease in… Read More
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County Reports Racial, Geographic Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes
Data from the newly released Maternal and Infant Health in Montgomery County from 2012 to 2021 “reveals great disparities of pregnancy-related outcomes among population subgroups based on race/ethnicity and geographic… Read More
Crime in Takoma Park Increased in 2023
Takoma Park Police released its 2023 annual report, which showed that there was a large uptick in larceny, shoplifting, assaults, thefts from autos and auto thefts as compared to 2022.… Read More
County’s COVID-19 Numbers Improve; 309 New Cases Reported Tuesday
Montgomery County dropped to low level status for COVID-19 for hospital bed usage but registered at high level for rate of positive tests, according to the county’s surveillance dashboard. There… Read More
Montgomery County Police Department Releases 2019 Use of Force Report
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) released its 2019 Use of Force Report, to include statistics surrounding force incidents between officers and citizens. MCPD reported 553 use of force incidents… Read More