Swampscott, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Swampscott, MA Summary

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

  • There were 144 total crimes committed in Swampscott the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 943.1 total crimes per 100K people in Swampscott.
  • The overall crime rate in Swampscott is -59.42% below the national average.
  • Swampscott ranks #205 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Swampscott ranks #3,528 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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Swampscott Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swampscott is 943.1 per 100,000 people. That's -59.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.75% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swampscott
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 144 943.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 13.1 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 65.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 12 78.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 14 91.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 116 759.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 13.1 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 132 864.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Swampscott 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 Swampscott

12
Violent Crimes
78.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Swampscott in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swampscott is 78.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,272.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swampscott each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.55% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swampscott

132
Property Crimes
864.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 132 property crimes in Swampscott in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swampscott is 864.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swampscott each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.76% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.91% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swampscott

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
Revere, MA 56,961 889 1,560.7 1,221.9 338.8
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
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

Swampscott SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
3
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