Winchendon, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Winchendon, MA Summary

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

  • There were 114 total crimes committed in Winchendon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,095.1 total crimes per 100K people in Winchendon.
  • The overall crime rate in Winchendon is -52.88% below the national average.
  • Winchendon ranks #231 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Winchendon ranks #4,054 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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Winchendon Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winchendon is 1,095.1 per 100,000 people. That's -52.88% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.60% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winchendon
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 114 1,095.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 9.6 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 249.8 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 278.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 22 211.3 149.7 269.8
Larceny 56 537.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 67.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 85 816.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Winchendon 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 Winchendon

29
Violent Crimes
278.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Winchendon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winchendon is 278.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 359.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winchendon each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -9.79% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winchendon

85
Property Crimes
816.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 85 property crimes in Winchendon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winchendon is 816.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winchendon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.47% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winchendon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Fitchburg, MA 41,791 495 1,184.5 739.4 445.1
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0
Winchester, MA 22,496 70 311.2 271.2 40.0
Gardner, MA 21,231 224 1,055.1 852.5 202.5

Winchendon SnackAbility

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