Groton, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Groton, MA Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Groton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 225.8 total crimes per 100K people in Groton.
  • The overall crime rate in Groton is -90.29% below the national average.
  • Groton ranks #27 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Groton ranks #855 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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Groton Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Groton is 225.8 per 100,000 people. That's -90.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -83.42% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Groton
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 225.8 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 72.2 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 81.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4 36.1 149.7 269.8
Larceny 12 108.4 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 16 144.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Groton 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 Groton

9
Violent Crimes
81.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Groton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Groton is 81.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,230.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Groton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.68% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Groton

16
Property Crimes
144.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 property crimes in Groton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Groton is 144.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 692.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Groton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.61% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.28% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Groton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lowell, MA 113,277 2,434 2,148.7 1,747.0 401.7
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
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Londonderry, NH 26,340 214 812.5 691.0 121.5
Burlington, MA 25,783 461 1,788.0 1,652.3 135.7
Hudson, NH 25,530 219 857.8 795.1 62.7
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Lunenburg, MA 11,903 95 798.1 630.1 168.0

Groton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
4
Education
8
Commute
4
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