Somerset, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Somerset, MA Summary

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

  • There were 194 total crimes committed in Somerset the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,059.1 total crimes per 100K people in Somerset.
  • The overall crime rate in Somerset is -54.43% below the national average.
  • Somerset ranks #226 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Somerset ranks #3,946 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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Somerset Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Somerset is 1,059.1 per 100,000 people. That's -54.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.24% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Somerset
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 194 1,059.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 10.9 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 147.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 42 229.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 8 43.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 136 742.5 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 43.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 152 829.8 1,053.2 1,954.4

Somerset 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 Somerset

42
Violent Crimes
229.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Somerset in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Somerset is 229.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 436.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Somerset each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.75% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Somerset

152
Property Crimes
829.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 152 property crimes in Somerset in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Somerset is 829.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Somerset each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.54% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.21% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Somerset

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Providence, RI 189,064 5,429 2,871.5 2,531.4 340.1
New Bedford, MA 101,402 2,217 2,186.3 1,560.1 626.2
Fall River, MA 94,339 2,097 2,222.8 1,231.7 991.1
Warwick, RI 82,966 1,230 1,482.5 1,406.6 75.9
Pawtucket, RI 74,967 1,904 2,539.8 2,253.0 286.8
Taunton, MA 60,062 840 1,398.6 914.1 484.5
East Providence, RI 46,655 422 904.5 838.1 66.4
Central Falls, RI 22,340 356 1,593.6 1,190.7 402.9
Tiverton, RI 16,244 150 923.4 855.7 67.7
Bridgewater, MA 8,820 91 1,031.7 668.9 362.8

Somerset SnackAbility

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