Winchester, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Winchester, MA Summary

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

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Winchester the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 311.2 total crimes per 100K people in Winchester.
  • The overall crime rate in Winchester is -86.61% below the national average.
  • Winchester ranks #49 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Winchester ranks #1,126 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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Winchester Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winchester is 311.2 per 100,000 people. That's -86.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -77.15% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winchester
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 311.2 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 8.9 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 31.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 40.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 7 31.1 149.7 269.8
Larceny 52 231.2 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 8.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 61 271.2 1,053.2 1,954.4

Winchester 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 Winchester

9
Violent Crimes
40.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Winchester in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winchester is 40.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,499.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.04% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winchester

61
Property Crimes
271.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 property crimes in Winchester in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winchester is 271.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 368.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winchester each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.25% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winchester

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
Somerville, MA 79,178 1,295 1,635.6 1,383.0 252.6
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

Winchester SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
4
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