Bellingham, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bellingham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 194 total crimes committed in Bellingham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,143.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bellingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Bellingham is -50.80% below the national average.
  • Bellingham ranks #235 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Bellingham ranks #4,218 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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Bellingham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bellingham is 1,143.5 per 100,000 people. That's -50.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -16.04% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bellingham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 194 1,143.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 11.8 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 100.2 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 170.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 15 88.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 145 854.7 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 29.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 165 972.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Bellingham 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 Bellingham

29
Violent Crimes
170.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Bellingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bellingham is 170.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bellingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.65% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bellingham

165
Property Crimes
972.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 165 property crimes in Bellingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bellingham is 972.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bellingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.65% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bellingham

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
Woonsocket, RI 42,925 960 2,236.5 1,786.8 449.6
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Norwood, MA 31,533 311 986.3 830.9 155.4
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Milford, MA 30,360 248 816.9 668.6 148.2
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Dedham, MA 25,324 191 754.2 568.6 185.6
Hopkinton, MA 19,180 77 401.5 245.0 156.4
Sharon, MA 18,553 58 312.6 274.9 37.7

Bellingham SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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