Orleans, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Orleans, MA Summary

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

  • There were 59 total crimes committed in Orleans the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 901.3 total crimes per 100K people in Orleans.
  • The overall crime rate in Orleans is -61.22% below the national average.
  • Orleans ranks #202 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Orleans ranks #3,404 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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Orleans Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orleans is 901.3 per 100,000 people. That's -61.22% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.82% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orleans
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 59 901.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 15.3 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 76.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 152.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4 61.1 149.7 269.8
Larceny 43 656.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 30.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 49 748.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Orleans 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 Orleans

10
Violent Crimes
152.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Orleans in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orleans is 152.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 654.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orleans each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.69% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.53% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orleans

49
Property Crimes
748.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Orleans in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orleans is 748.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 133.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orleans each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.93% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orleans

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
New Bedford, MA 101,402 2,217 2,186.3 1,560.1 626.2
Plymouth, MA 65,779 779 1,184.3 836.1 348.1
Scituate, MA 20,147 46 228.3 158.8 69.5
Nantucket, MA 14,814 293 1,977.9 1,707.8 270.0
Kingston, MA 14,484 56 386.6 296.9 89.8
Brewster, MA 10,647 58 544.8 469.6 75.1
Chatham, MA 6,844 45 657.5 511.4 146.1

Orleans SnackAbility

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