Upton, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Upton, MA Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Upton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 307.2 total crimes per 100K people in Upton.
  • The overall crime rate in Upton is -86.78% below the national average.
  • Upton ranks #46 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Upton ranks #1,105 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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Upton Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Upton is 307.2 per 100,000 people. That's -86.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -77.44% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Upton
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 307.2 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 98.3 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 122.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 13 159.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 24.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 15 184.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Upton 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 Upton

10
Violent Crimes
122.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Upton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Upton is 122.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 813.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Upton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.20% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Upton

15
Property Crimes
184.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-90.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Upton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Upton is 184.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 542.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Upton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -90.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.50% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Upton

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
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Marlborough, MA 40,722 562 1,380.1 955.3 424.8
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Milford, MA 30,360 248 816.9 668.6 148.2
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Westborough, MA 21,562 226 1,048.1 913.6 134.5
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Hopkinton, MA 19,180 77 401.5 245.0 156.4
Bellingham, MA 16,965 194 1,143.5 972.6 170.9

Upton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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