Lunenburg, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lunenburg, MA Summary

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

  • There were 95 total crimes committed in Lunenburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 798.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lunenburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Lunenburg is -65.66% below the national average.
  • Lunenburg ranks #183 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Lunenburg ranks #3,037 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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Lunenburg Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lunenburg is 798.1 per 100,000 people. That's -65.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.40% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lunenburg
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 95 798.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 16.8 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 109.2 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 20 168.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 6 50.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 65 546.1 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 33.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 75 630.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg

20
Violent Crimes
168.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Lunenburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lunenburg is 168.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 595.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lunenburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.59% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lunenburg

75
Property Crimes
630.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 75 property crimes in Lunenburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lunenburg is 630.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lunenburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.76% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.17% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lunenburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nashua, NH 91,027 1,116 1,226.0 1,068.9 157.1
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
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Hudson, NH 25,530 219 857.8 795.1 62.7
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Milford, NH 16,331 64 391.9 349.0 42.9
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Pepperell, MA 11,600 72 620.7 534.5 86.2

Lunenburg SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
4
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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