Nantucket, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nantucket, MA Summary

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

  • There were 293 total crimes committed in Nantucket the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,977.9 total crimes per 100K people in Nantucket.
  • The overall crime rate in Nantucket is -14.90% below the national average.
  • Nantucket ranks #294 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Nantucket ranks #6,479 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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Nantucket Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nantucket is 1,977.9 per 100,000 people. That's -14.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 45.22% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nantucket
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 293 1,977.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 216.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 270.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 35 236.3 149.7 269.8
Larceny 197 1,329.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 141.8 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 253 1,707.8 1,053.2 1,954.4

Nantucket 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 Nantucket

40
Violent Crimes
270.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Nantucket in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nantucket is 270.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 370.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nantucket each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.56% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nantucket

253
Property Crimes
1,707.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 253 property crimes in Nantucket in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nantucket is 1,707.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nantucket each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.16% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nantucket

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chatham, MA 6,844 45 657.5 511.4 146.1

Nantucket SnackAbility

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