Stoneham, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Stoneham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 234 total crimes committed in Stoneham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,032.7 total crimes per 100K people in Stoneham.
  • The overall crime rate in Stoneham is -55.57% below the national average.
  • Stoneham ranks #220 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Stoneham ranks #3,848 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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Stoneham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Stoneham is 1,032.7 per 100,000 people. That's -55.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -24.18% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Stoneham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 234 1,032.7 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 22.1 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 39 172.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 48 211.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 41 180.9 149.7 269.8
Larceny 136 600.2 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 39.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 186 820.8 1,053.2 1,954.4

Stoneham 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 Stoneham

48
Violent Crimes
211.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Stoneham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Stoneham is 211.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 472.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Stoneham each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.41% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Stoneham

186
Property Crimes
820.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 186 property crimes in Stoneham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Stoneham is 820.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Stoneham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.06% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Stoneham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Malden, MA 64,356 953 1,480.8 1,247.7 233.1
Medford, MA 64,122 717 1,118.2 943.5 174.7
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Woburn, MA 41,461 448 1,080.5 938.2 142.3
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6

Stoneham SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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