Sandwich, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sandwich, MA Summary

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

  • There were 105 total crimes committed in Sandwich the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 499.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sandwich.
  • The overall crime rate in Sandwich is -78.50% below the national average.
  • Sandwich ranks #104 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Sandwich ranks #1,801 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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Sandwich Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sandwich is 499.7 per 100,000 people. That's -78.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.31% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sandwich
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 105 499.7 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 4.8 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 90.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 24 114.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 11 52.3 149.7 269.8
Larceny 67 318.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 14.3 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 81 385.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Sandwich 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 Sandwich

24
Violent Crimes
114.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Sandwich in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sandwich is 114.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 875.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sandwich each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.01% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sandwich

81
Property Crimes
385.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 81 property crimes in Sandwich in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sandwich is 385.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 259.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sandwich each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.40% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sandwich

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
Norwood, MA 31,533 311 986.3 830.9 155.4
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Hingham, MA 25,437 162 636.9 463.9 173.0
Dedham, MA 25,324 191 754.2 568.6 185.6
Bourne, MA 21,127 181 856.7 648.5 208.3
Sharon, MA 18,553 58 312.6 274.9 37.7
Foxborough, MA 18,549 171 921.9 673.9 248.0

Sandwich SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
6
Education
9.5
Commute
6
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