Wilmington, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wilmington, MA Summary

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

  • There were 229 total crimes committed in Wilmington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,003.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wilmington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wilmington is -56.83% below the national average.
  • Wilmington ranks #217 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Wilmington ranks #3,742 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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Wilmington Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wilmington is 1,003.3 per 100,000 people. That's -56.83% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.34% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wilmington
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 229 1,003.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 4 17.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 109.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 34 149.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 19 83.2 149.7 269.8
Larceny 164 718.5 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 52.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 195 854.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Wilmington 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 Wilmington

34
Violent Crimes
149.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Wilmington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wilmington is 149.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 671.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wilmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.76% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wilmington

195
Property Crimes
854.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Wilmington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wilmington is 854.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 117.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wilmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.88% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wilmington

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
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Woburn, MA 41,461 448 1,080.5 938.2 142.3
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
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
Wakefield, MA 27,263 161 590.5 440.2 150.4
Burlington, MA 25,783 461 1,788.0 1,652.3 135.7
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0

Wilmington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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