Leominster, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Leominster, MA Summary

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

  • There were 810 total crimes committed in Leominster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,854.0 total crimes per 100K people in Leominster.
  • The overall crime rate in Leominster is -20.23% below the national average.
  • Leominster ranks #291 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Leominster ranks #6,204 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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Leominster Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leominster is 1,854.0 per 100,000 people. That's -20.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 36.12% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leominster
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 810 1,854.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 17 38.9 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 161 368.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 187 428.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 75 171.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 504 1,153.6 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 44 100.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 623 1,426.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Leominster 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 Leominster

187
Violent Crimes
428.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
15.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 187 violent crimes in Leominster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leominster is 428.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 233.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leominster each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 15.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.60% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leominster

623
Property Crimes
1,426.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 623 property crimes in Leominster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leominster is 1,426.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leominster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.04% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.39% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leominster

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
Fitchburg, MA 41,791 495 1,184.5 739.4 445.1
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Gardner, MA 21,231 224 1,055.1 852.5 202.5
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Lunenburg, MA 11,903 95 798.1 630.1 168.0
Maynard, MA 10,464 86 821.9 602.1 219.8
Townsend, MA 8,892 41 461.1 337.4 123.7

Leominster SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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