Haverhill, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Haverhill, MA Summary

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

  • There were 927 total crimes committed in Haverhill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,376.2 total crimes per 100K people in Haverhill.
  • The overall crime rate in Haverhill is -40.79% below the national average.
  • Haverhill ranks #259 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Haverhill ranks #4,957 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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Haverhill Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Haverhill is 1,376.2 per 100,000 people. That's -40.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.04% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Haverhill
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 927 1,376.2 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 15 22.3 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 372 552.3 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 390 579.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 62 92.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 434 644.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 60.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 537 797.2 1,053.2 1,954.4

Haverhill 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 Haverhill

390
Violent Crimes
579.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 390 violent crimes in Haverhill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Haverhill is 579.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Haverhill each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.49% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Haverhill

537
Property Crimes
797.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 537 property crimes in Haverhill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Haverhill is 797.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Haverhill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.30% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Haverhill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lawrence, MA 88,422 1,243 1,405.8 903.6 502.1
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
Derry, NH 34,290 324 944.9 825.3 119.6
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6
Wakefield, MA 27,263 161 590.5 440.2 150.4
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0
Wilmington, MA 22,825 229 1,003.3 854.3 149.0
Newburyport, MA 18,366 120 653.4 506.4 147.0

Haverhill SnackAbility

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