Ipswich, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ipswich, MA Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Ipswich the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 298.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ipswich.
  • The overall crime rate in Ipswich is -87.16% below the national average.
  • Ipswich ranks #42 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Ipswich ranks #1,073 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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Ipswich Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ipswich is 298.5 per 100,000 people. That's -87.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.08% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ipswich
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 298.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 36.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 43.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 5 36.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 26 189.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 29.1 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 35 254.8 1,053.2 1,954.4

Ipswich 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 Ipswich

6
Violent Crimes
43.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Ipswich in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ipswich is 43.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,289.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ipswich each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.85% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ipswich

35
Property Crimes
254.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Ipswich in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ipswich is 254.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 392.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ipswich each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.80% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ipswich

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
Gloucester, MA 30,301 240 792.1 551.1 240.9
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6
Wakefield, MA 27,263 161 590.5 440.2 150.4
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0
Wilmington, MA 22,825 229 1,003.3 854.3 149.0
Stoneham, MA 22,660 234 1,032.7 820.8 211.8
Marblehead, MA 20,289 105 517.5 448.5 69.0

Ipswich SnackAbility

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