Webster, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Webster, MA Summary

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

  • There were 331 total crimes committed in Webster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,875.2 total crimes per 100K people in Webster.
  • The overall crime rate in Webster is -19.32% below the national average.
  • Webster ranks #292 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Webster ranks #6,258 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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Webster Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Webster is 1,875.2 per 100,000 people. That's -19.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.68% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Webster
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 331 1,875.2 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.7 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 28.3 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 100 566.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 122 691.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 33 187.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 159 900.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 96.3 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 209 1,184.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Webster 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 Webster

122
Violent Crimes
691.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
86.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 122 violent crimes in Webster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Webster is 691.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 144.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Webster each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 86.91% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 123.82% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Webster

209
Property Crimes
1,184.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 209 property crimes in Webster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Webster is 1,184.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Webster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.42% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.43% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Webster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woonsocket, RI 42,925 960 2,236.5 1,786.8 449.6
Milford, MA 30,360 248 816.9 668.6 148.2
Oxford, MA 13,316 131 983.8 743.5 240.3
Sturbridge, MA 9,892 100 1,010.9 738.0 272.9
Putnam, CT 9,244 102 1,103.4 973.6 129.8
Upton, MA 8,137 25 307.2 184.3 122.9

Webster SnackAbility

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