Ayer, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ayer, MA Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Ayer the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 657.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ayer.
  • The overall crime rate in Ayer is -71.72% below the national average.
  • Ayer ranks #161 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Ayer ranks #2,464 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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Ayer Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ayer is 657.3 per 100,000 people. That's -71.72% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.74% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ayer
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 657.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 131.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 167.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 6 71.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 29 346.6 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 71.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 41 490.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Ayer 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 Ayer

14
Violent Crimes
167.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Ayer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ayer is 167.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 597.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ayer each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.82% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ayer

41
Property Crimes
490.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Ayer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ayer is 490.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 204.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ayer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.48% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ayer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Leominster, MA 43,690 810 1,854.0 1,426.0 428.0
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Burlington, MA 25,783 461 1,788.0 1,652.3 135.7
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Lunenburg, MA 11,903 95 798.1 630.1 168.0
Pepperell, MA 11,600 72 620.7 534.5 86.2

Ayer SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
5
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