Shirley, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shirley, MA Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Shirley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 456.6 total crimes per 100K people in Shirley.
  • The overall crime rate in Shirley is -80.36% below the national average.
  • Shirley ranks #88 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Shirley ranks #1,628 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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Shirley Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shirley is 456.6 per 100,000 people. That's -80.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.48% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shirley
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 456.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 179.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 15 207.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4 55.3 149.7 269.8
Larceny 12 166.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 27.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 18 249.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Shirley 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 Shirley

15
Violent Crimes
207.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Shirley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shirley is 207.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 481.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shirley each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.88% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.80% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shirley

18
Property Crimes
249.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-87.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 property crimes in Shirley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shirley is 249.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 401.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shirley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -87.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.35% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shirley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worcester, MA 206,575 4,689 2,269.9 1,667.2 602.7
Lowell, MA 113,277 2,434 2,148.7 1,747.0 401.7
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Leominster, MA 43,690 810 1,854.0 1,426.0 428.0
Fitchburg, MA 41,791 495 1,184.5 739.4 445.1
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Hudson, NH 25,530 219 857.8 795.1 62.7
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8

Shirley SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
1
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
6
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