Nahant, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nahant, MA Summary

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

  • There were 8 total crimes committed in Nahant the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 241.3 total crimes per 100K people in Nahant.
  • The overall crime rate in Nahant is -89.62% below the national average.
  • Nahant ranks #32 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Nahant ranks #906 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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Nahant Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nahant is 241.3 per 100,000 people. That's -89.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -82.28% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nahant
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8 241.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 30.2 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 30.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 7 211.2 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 7 211.2 1,053.2 1,954.4

Nahant 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 Nahant

1
Violent Crimes
30.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Nahant in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nahant is 30.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,315.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nahant each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.23% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nahant

7
Property Crimes
211.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 property crimes in Nahant in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nahant is 211.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 473.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nahant each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.95% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nahant

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynn, MA 101,056 1,865 1,845.5 1,190.4 655.1
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Malden, MA 64,356 953 1,480.8 1,247.7 233.1
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Revere, MA 56,961 889 1,560.7 1,221.9 338.8
Everett, MA 48,340 823 1,702.5 1,352.9 349.6
Salem, MA 45,345 622 1,371.7 1,184.3 187.5
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Chelsea, MA 37,590 980 2,607.1 1,803.7 803.4
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3

Nahant SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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