Danvers, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Danvers, MA Summary

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

  • There were 384 total crimes committed in Danvers the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,377.0 total crimes per 100K people in Danvers.
  • The overall crime rate in Danvers is -40.75% below the national average.
  • Danvers ranks #260 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Danvers ranks #4,959 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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Danvers Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Danvers is 1,377.0 per 100,000 people. That's -40.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.10% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Danvers
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 384 1,377.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 3 10.8 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 45 161.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 54 193.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 20 71.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 284 1,018.4 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 93.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 330 1,183.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Danvers 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 Danvers

54
Violent Crimes
193.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Danvers in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Danvers is 193.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 516.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Danvers each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.30% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Danvers

330
Property Crimes
1,183.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 330 property crimes in Danvers in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Danvers is 1,183.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Danvers each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.36% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Danvers

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynn, MA 101,056 1,865 1,845.5 1,190.4 655.1
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
Salem, MA 45,345 622 1,371.7 1,184.3 187.5
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6
Wakefield, MA 27,263 161 590.5 440.2 150.4

Danvers SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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