Andover, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Andover, MA Summary

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

  • There were 226 total crimes committed in Andover the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 617.0 total crimes per 100K people in Andover.
  • The overall crime rate in Andover is -73.45% below the national average.
  • Andover ranks #149 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Andover ranks #2,287 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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Andover Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Andover is 617.0 per 100,000 people. That's -73.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.70% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Andover
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 226 617.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 5.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 98.3 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 43 117.4 308.8 369.8
Burglary 26 71.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 146 398.6 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 30.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 183 499.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Andover 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 Andover

43
Violent Crimes
117.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Andover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Andover is 117.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 851.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Andover each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.99% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Andover

183
Property Crimes
499.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 183 property crimes in Andover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Andover is 499.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 200.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Andover each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.57% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Andover

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lowell, MA 113,277 2,434 2,148.7 1,747.0 401.7
Lawrence, MA 88,422 1,243 1,405.8 903.6 502.1
Haverhill, MA 67,359 927 1,376.2 797.2 579.0
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0
Wilmington, MA 22,825 229 1,003.3 854.3 149.0
Winchester, MA 22,496 70 311.2 271.2 40.0

Andover SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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