Adams, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Adams, MA Summary

Crime in Adams research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Adams 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 Adams:

  • There were 131 total crimes committed in Adams the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,622.7 total crimes per 100K people in Adams.
  • The overall crime rate in Adams is -30.18% below the national average.
  • Adams ranks #278 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Adams ranks #5,657 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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Adams Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Adams is 1,622.7 per 100,000 people. That's -30.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.14% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Adams
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 131 1,622.7 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 61.9 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 247.7 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 359.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 31 384.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 66 817.5 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 61.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 102 1,263.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Adams 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 Adams

29
Violent Crimes
359.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Adams in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Adams is 359.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 278.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Adams each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.32% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Adams

102
Property Crimes
1,263.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 102 property crimes in Adams in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Adams is 1,263.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Adams each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.97% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Adams

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pittsfield, MA 43,496 1,019 2,342.7 1,593.2 749.5
Saratoga Springs, NY 28,436 614 2,159.2 1,825.2 334.1
Cohoes, NY 17,890 312 1,744.0 1,475.7 268.3
Longmeadow, MA 15,734 105 667.3 578.4 89.0
Bennington, VT 15,301 568 3,712.2 3,104.4 607.8
North Adams, MA 12,836 436 3,396.7 2,391.7 1,005.0
Greenville, OH 12,549 214 1,705.3 1,482.2 223.1
Williamstown, MA 8,020 58 723.2 648.4 74.8
Mechanicville, NY 5,158 81 1,570.4 1,143.9 426.5
Lenox, MA 5,105 88 1,723.8 1,625.9 97.9

Adams SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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