Provincetown, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Provincetown, MA Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Provincetown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 953.6 total crimes per 100K people in Provincetown.
  • The overall crime rate in Provincetown is -58.97% below the national average.
  • Provincetown ranks #207 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Provincetown ranks #3,562 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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Provincetown Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Provincetown is 953.6 per 100,000 people. That's -58.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.98% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Provincetown
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 953.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 26.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 79.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 158.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 10 264.9 149.7 269.8
Larceny 18 476.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 53.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 30 794.7 1,053.2 1,954.4

Provincetown 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 Provincetown

6
Violent Crimes
158.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Provincetown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Provincetown is 158.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 629.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Provincetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.53% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Provincetown

30
Property Crimes
794.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Provincetown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Provincetown is 794.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Provincetown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.54% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Provincetown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Boston, MA 638,925 15,469 2,421.1 1,802.1 619.0
Quincy, MA 101,434 1,509 1,487.7 1,090.4 397.3
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Hingham, MA 25,437 162 636.9 463.9 173.0
Marblehead, MA 20,289 105 517.5 448.5 69.0
Scituate, MA 20,147 46 228.3 158.8 69.5
Swampscott, MA 15,268 144 943.1 864.6 78.6
Dennis, MA 15,200 212 1,394.7 1,046.1 348.7
Brewster, MA 10,647 58 544.8 469.6 75.1

Provincetown SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
9
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