Bourne, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bourne, MA Summary

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

  • There were 181 total crimes committed in Bourne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 856.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bourne.
  • The overall crime rate in Bourne is -63.14% below the national average.
  • Bourne ranks #196 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Bourne ranks #3,249 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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Bourne Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bourne is 856.7 per 100,000 people. That's -63.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.10% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bourne
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 181 856.7 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 4.7 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 37 175.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 44 208.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 24 113.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 105 497.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 37.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 137 648.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Bourne 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 Bourne

44
Violent Crimes
208.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Bourne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bourne is 208.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 480.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bourne each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.56% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bourne

137
Property Crimes
648.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-66.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 137 property crimes in Bourne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bourne is 648.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bourne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -66.82% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.43% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bourne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Bedford, MA 101,402 2,217 2,186.3 1,560.1 626.2
Plymouth, MA 65,779 779 1,184.3 836.1 348.1
Sandwich, MA 21,013 105 499.7 385.5 114.2
Kingston, MA 14,484 56 386.6 296.9 89.8

Bourne SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
1
Affordability
1
Diversity
2
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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