Barre, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Barre, MA Summary

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

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Barre the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 810.1 total crimes per 100K people in Barre.
  • The overall crime rate in Barre is -65.15% below the national average.
  • Barre ranks #187 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Barre ranks #3,078 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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Barre Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barre is 810.1 per 100,000 people. That's -65.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.52% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barre
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 810.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 342.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 23 414.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 3 54.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 17 306.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 36.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 22 396.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Barre 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 Barre

23
Violent Crimes
414.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
11.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barre is 414.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barre each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 11.96% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.08% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barre

22
Property Crimes
396.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-79.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Barre in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barre is 396.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 252.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barre each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -79.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.40% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barre

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worcester, MA 206,575 4,689 2,269.9 1,667.2 602.7
Leominster, MA 43,690 810 1,854.0 1,426.0 428.0
Fitchburg, MA 41,791 495 1,184.5 739.4 445.1
Gardner, MA 21,231 224 1,055.1 852.5 202.5
Spencer, MA 11,953 76 635.8 527.1 108.8
Athol, MA 11,938 162 1,357.0 779.0 578.0
Ware, MA 10,295 103 1,000.5 378.8 621.7
Rutland, MA 9,316 56 601.1 236.2 365.0
West Brookfield, MA 3,830 8 208.9 182.8 26.1
East Brookfield, MA 2,208 19 860.5 362.3 498.2

Barre SnackAbility

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