Dedham, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dedham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 191 total crimes committed in Dedham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 754.2 total crimes per 100K people in Dedham.
  • The overall crime rate in Dedham is -67.55% below the national average.
  • Dedham ranks #175 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Dedham ranks #2,840 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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Dedham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dedham is 754.2 per 100,000 people. That's -67.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.62% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dedham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 191 754.2 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 3 11.8 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 161.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 47 185.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 3 11.8 149.7 269.8
Larceny 134 529.1 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 27.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 144 568.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Dedham 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 Dedham

47
Violent Crimes
185.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Dedham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dedham is 185.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 538.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dedham each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.90% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dedham

144
Property Crimes
568.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 144 property crimes in Dedham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dedham is 568.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dedham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.91% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.01% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dedham

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
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
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
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8

Dedham SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
4
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