Milton, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Milton, MA Summary

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

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Milton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 516.6 total crimes per 100K people in Milton.
  • The overall crime rate in Milton is -77.77% below the national average.
  • Milton ranks #114 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Milton ranks #1,887 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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Milton Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Milton is 516.6 per 100,000 people. That's -77.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.07% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Milton
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 516.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 3.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 21.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 24.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 16 56.2 149.7 269.8
Larceny 117 411.2 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 24.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 140 492.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Milton 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 Milton

7
Violent Crimes
24.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Milton is 24.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,064.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Milton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -92.03% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Milton

140
Property Crimes
492.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 140 property crimes in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Milton is 492.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 203.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Milton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.28% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Milton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Boston, MA 638,925 15,469 2,421.1 1,802.1 619.0
Quincy, MA 101,434 1,509 1,487.7 1,090.4 397.3
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Norwood, MA 31,533 311 986.3 830.9 155.4
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6

Milton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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