Townsend, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Townsend, MA Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Townsend the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 461.1 total crimes per 100K people in Townsend.
  • The overall crime rate in Townsend is -80.16% below the national average.
  • Townsend ranks #90 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Townsend ranks #1,645 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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Townsend Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Townsend is 461.1 per 100,000 people. That's -80.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.15% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Townsend
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 461.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 11.2 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 90.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 11 123.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4 45.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 24 269.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 22.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 30 337.4 1,053.2 1,954.4

Townsend 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 Townsend

11
Violent Crimes
123.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Townsend in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Townsend is 123.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 808.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Townsend each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.94% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Townsend

30
Property Crimes
337.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Townsend in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Townsend is 337.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 296.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Townsend each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.97% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Townsend

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lowell, MA 113,277 2,434 2,148.7 1,747.0 401.7
Nashua, NH 91,027 1,116 1,226.0 1,068.9 157.1
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
Hudson, NH 25,530 219 857.8 795.1 62.7
Gardner, MA 21,231 224 1,055.1 852.5 202.5
Milford, NH 16,331 64 391.9 349.0 42.9
Clinton, MA 15,432 13 84.2 32.4 51.8
Lunenburg, MA 11,903 95 798.1 630.1 168.0
Pepperell, MA 11,600 72 620.7 534.5 86.2

Townsend SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
4
Education
7
Commute
5
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