Taunton, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Taunton, MA Summary

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

  • There were 840 total crimes committed in Taunton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,398.6 total crimes per 100K people in Taunton.
  • The overall crime rate in Taunton is -39.83% below the national average.
  • Taunton ranks #265 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Taunton ranks #5,026 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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Taunton Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Taunton is 1,398.6 per 100,000 people. That's -39.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.68% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Taunton
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 840 1,398.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 2.3 6.3
Robbery 17 28.3 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 251 417.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 291 484.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 66 109.9 149.7 269.8
Larceny 406 676.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 77 128.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 549 914.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Taunton 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 Taunton

291
Violent Crimes
484.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
31.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 291 violent crimes in Taunton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Taunton is 484.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 206.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Taunton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 31.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 56.89% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Taunton

549
Property Crimes
914.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 549 property crimes in Taunton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Taunton is 914.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Taunton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.21% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Taunton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fall River, MA 94,339 2,097 2,222.8 1,231.7 991.1
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Attleboro, MA 46,942 624 1,329.3 1,077.9 251.4
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Central Falls, RI 22,340 356 1,593.6 1,190.7 402.9
Sharon, MA 18,553 58 312.6 274.9 37.7
Foxborough, MA 18,549 171 921.9 673.9 248.0
Somerset, MA 18,317 194 1,059.1 829.8 229.3
Abington, MA 17,886 186 1,039.9 889.0 151.0

Taunton SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
5
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