Peabody, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Peabody, MA Summary

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

  • There were 563 total crimes committed in Peabody the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,049.0 total crimes per 100K people in Peabody.
  • The overall crime rate in Peabody is -54.87% below the national average.
  • Peabody ranks #224 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Peabody ranks #3,911 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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Peabody Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Peabody is 1,049.0 per 100,000 people. That's -54.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.98% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Peabody
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 563 1,049.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 14 26.1 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 115 214.3 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 145 270.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 47 87.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 336 626.1 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 65.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 418 778.8 1,053.2 1,954.4

Peabody 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 Peabody

145
Violent Crimes
270.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 145 violent crimes in Peabody in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Peabody is 270.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 370.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Peabody each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -12.51% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Peabody

418
Property Crimes
778.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 418 property crimes in Peabody in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Peabody is 778.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Peabody each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.05% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Peabody

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynn, MA 101,056 1,865 1,845.5 1,190.4 655.1
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Salem, MA 45,345 622 1,371.7 1,184.3 187.5
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6
Saugus, MA 28,880 390 1,350.4 1,170.4 180.1
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6

Peabody SnackAbility

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