Lee, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lee, MA Summary

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

  • There were 97 total crimes committed in Lee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,689.9 total crimes per 100K people in Lee.
  • The overall crime rate in Lee is -27.29% below the national average.
  • Lee ranks #283 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Lee ranks #5,829 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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Lee Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lee is 1,689.9 per 100,000 people. That's -27.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.08% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lee
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 97 1,689.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 139.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 11 191.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 13 226.5 149.7 269.8
Larceny 70 1,219.5 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 52.3 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 86 1,498.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Lee 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 Lee

11
Violent Crimes
191.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Lee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lee is 191.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 521.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lee each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.18% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.94% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lee

86
Property Crimes
1,498.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 86 property crimes in Lee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lee is 1,498.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.26% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Hartford, CT 63,934 1,739 2,720.0 2,660.6 59.4
Pittsfield, MA 43,496 1,019 2,342.7 1,593.2 749.5
Watertown, CT 22,122 326 1,473.6 1,433.0 40.7
Great Barrington, MA 7,143 58 812.0 574.0 238.0
Lenox, MA 5,105 88 1,723.8 1,625.9 97.9

Lee SnackAbility

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