Oxford, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oxford, MA Summary

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

  • There were 131 total crimes committed in Oxford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 983.8 total crimes per 100K people in Oxford.
  • The overall crime rate in Oxford is -57.67% below the national average.
  • Oxford ranks #211 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Oxford ranks #3,673 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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Oxford Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oxford is 983.8 per 100,000 people. That's -57.67% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.77% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oxford
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 131 983.8 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 15.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 157.7 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 32 240.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 13 97.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 76 570.7 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 75.1 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 99 743.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Oxford 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 Oxford

32
Violent Crimes
240.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Oxford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oxford is 240.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 416.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oxford each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -22.18% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oxford

99
Property Crimes
743.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 99 property crimes in Oxford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oxford is 743.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oxford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.41% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oxford

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
Milford, MA 30,360 248 816.9 668.6 148.2
Webster, MA 17,651 331 1,875.2 1,184.1 691.2
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Spencer, MA 11,953 76 635.8 527.1 108.8
Sturbridge, MA 9,892 100 1,010.9 738.0 272.9
Upton, MA 8,137 25 307.2 184.3 122.9
East Brookfield, MA 2,208 19 860.5 362.3 498.2

Oxford SnackAbility

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