Fitchburg, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fitchburg, MA Summary

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

  • There were 495 total crimes committed in Fitchburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,184.5 total crimes per 100K people in Fitchburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Fitchburg is -49.04% below the national average.
  • Fitchburg ranks #243 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Fitchburg ranks #4,350 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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Fitchburg Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fitchburg is 1,184.5 per 100,000 people. That's -49.04% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.03% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fitchburg
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 495 1,184.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.4 2.3 6.3
Robbery 19 45.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 144 344.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 186 445.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 60 143.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 207 495.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 100.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 309 739.4 1,053.2 1,954.4

Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg

186
Violent Crimes
445.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 186 violent crimes in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fitchburg is 445.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fitchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 44.13% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fitchburg

309
Property Crimes
739.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 309 property crimes in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fitchburg is 739.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 135.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fitchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.79% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fitchburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nashua, NH 91,027 1,116 1,226.0 1,068.9 157.1
Leominster, MA 43,690 810 1,854.0 1,426.0 428.0
Gardner, MA 21,231 224 1,055.1 852.5 202.5
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Milford, NH 16,331 64 391.9 349.0 42.9
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
Townsend, MA 8,892 41 461.1 337.4 123.7
Ayer, MA 8,368 55 657.3 490.0 167.3

Fitchburg SnackAbility

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