Westborough, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westborough, MA Summary

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

  • There were 226 total crimes committed in Westborough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,048.1 total crimes per 100K people in Westborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Westborough is -54.90% below the national average.
  • Westborough ranks #223 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Westborough ranks #3,909 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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Westborough Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westborough is 1,048.1 per 100,000 people. That's -54.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.04% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westborough
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 226 1,048.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 4.6 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 102.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 134.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 21 97.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 169 783.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 32.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 197 913.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Westborough 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 Westborough

29
Violent Crimes
134.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Westborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westborough is 134.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 743.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.45% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westborough

197
Property Crimes
913.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 197 property crimes in Westborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westborough is 913.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 109.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.25% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westborough

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
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Milford, MA 30,360 248 816.9 668.6 148.2
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Hopkinton, MA 19,180 77 401.5 245.0 156.4
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Medfield, MA 13,107 45 343.3 267.0 76.3

Westborough SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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