Brewster, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brewster, MA Summary

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

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Brewster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 544.8 total crimes per 100K people in Brewster.
  • The overall crime rate in Brewster is -76.56% below the national average.
  • Brewster ranks #124 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Brewster ranks #1,995 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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Brewster Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brewster is 544.8 per 100,000 people. That's -76.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.00% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brewster
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 544.8 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 75.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 75.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 8 75.1 149.7 269.8
Larceny 39 366.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 28.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 50 469.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Brewster 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 Brewster

8
Violent Crimes
75.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Brewster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brewster is 75.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,330.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brewster each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.67% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brewster

50
Property Crimes
469.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 property crimes in Brewster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brewster is 469.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 212.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brewster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.97% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.41% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brewster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MA 65,779 779 1,184.3 836.1 348.1
Scituate, MA 20,147 46 228.3 158.8 69.5
Dennis, MA 15,200 212 1,394.7 1,046.1 348.7
Nantucket, MA 14,814 293 1,977.9 1,707.8 270.0
Bridgewater, MA 8,820 91 1,031.7 668.9 362.8
Orleans, MA 6,546 59 901.3 748.5 152.8

Brewster SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
4
Education
9
Commute
8
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