Hingham, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hingham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 162 total crimes committed in Hingham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 636.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Hingham is -72.60% below the national average.
  • Hingham ranks #155 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Hingham ranks #2,367 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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Hingham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hingham is 636.9 per 100,000 people. That's -72.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.24% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hingham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 162 636.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 7.9 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 37 145.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 44 173.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 17 66.8 149.7 269.8
Larceny 94 369.5 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 27.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 118 463.9 1,053.2 1,954.4

Hingham 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 Hingham

44
Violent Crimes
173.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Hingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hingham is 173.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 578.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.99% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hingham

118
Property Crimes
463.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 118 property crimes in Hingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hingham is 463.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 215.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.95% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hingham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, MA 101,434 1,509 1,487.7 1,090.4 397.3
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5

Hingham SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
3
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