Abington, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Abington, MA Summary

Crime in Abington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abington over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abington:

  • There were 186 total crimes committed in Abington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,039.9 total crimes per 100K people in Abington.
  • The overall crime rate in Abington is -55.26% below the national average.
  • Abington ranks #221 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Abington ranks #3,873 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Abington Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abington is 1,039.9 per 100,000 people. That's -55.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.65% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abington
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 186 1,039.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 4 22.4 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 111.8 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 151.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 19 106.2 149.7 269.8
Larceny 120 670.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 111.8 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 159 889.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Abington Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Abington

27
Violent Crimes
151.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Abington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abington is 151.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 662.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abington each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.12% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abington

159
Property Crimes
889.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 159 property crimes in Abington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abington is 889.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.51% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.59% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 117,044 3,097 2,646.0 2,240.2 405.8
Brockton, MA 110,084 2,616 2,376.4 1,729.6 646.8
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Norwood, MA 31,533 311 986.3 830.9 155.4
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Hingham, MA 25,437 162 636.9 463.9 173.0

Abington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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