West Brookfield, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Brookfield, MA Summary

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

  • There were 8 total crimes committed in West Brookfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 208.9 total crimes per 100K people in West Brookfield.
  • The overall crime rate in West Brookfield is -91.01% below the national average.
  • West Brookfield ranks #21 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • West Brookfield ranks #788 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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West Brookfield Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Brookfield is 208.9 per 100,000 people. That's -91.01% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -84.66% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Brookfield
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8 208.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 26.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 1 26.1 149.7 269.8
Larceny 4 104.4 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 52.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 7 182.8 1,053.2 1,954.4

West Brookfield 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 West Brookfield

1
Violent Crimes
26.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in West Brookfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Brookfield is 26.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,830.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Brookfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.55% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Brookfield

7
Property Crimes
182.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-90.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 property crimes in West Brookfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Brookfield is 182.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 547.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Brookfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -90.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.65% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Brookfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worcester, MA 206,575 4,689 2,269.9 1,667.2 602.7
Webster, MA 17,651 331 1,875.2 1,184.1 691.2
Oxford, MA 13,316 131 983.8 743.5 240.3
Spencer, MA 11,953 76 635.8 527.1 108.8
Ware, MA 10,295 103 1,000.5 378.8 621.7
Sturbridge, MA 9,892 100 1,010.9 738.0 272.9
Warren, MA 4,969 24 483.0 301.9 181.1
East Brookfield, MA 2,208 19 860.5 362.3 498.2

West Brookfield SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
7
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