Northborough, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Northborough, MA Summary

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

  • There were 7 total crimes committed in Northborough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 44.6 total crimes per 100K people in Northborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Northborough is -98.08% below the national average.
  • Northborough ranks #2 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Northborough ranks #395 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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Northborough Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northborough is 44.6 per 100,000 people. That's -98.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -96.73% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northborough
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7 44.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 31.8 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 5 31.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 0 0.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 12.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 2 12.7 1,053.2 1,954.4

Northborough 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 Northborough

5
Violent Crimes
31.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Northborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northborough is 31.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,139.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.69% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northborough

2
Property Crimes
12.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-99.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 property crimes in Northborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northborough is 12.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 7,849.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -99.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -98.79% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northborough

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
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Westborough, MA 21,562 226 1,048.1 913.6 134.5
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Hopkinton, MA 19,180 77 401.5 245.0 156.4
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Medfield, MA 13,107 45 343.3 267.0 76.3
Maynard, MA 10,464 86 821.9 602.1 219.8

Northborough SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
4
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