Impact MetroWest

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Community Life

Crimes Against People

Decreasing

Crimes Against People

What does this measure?

The number of reported crimes against people, per 1,000 residents. Murder, kidnapping/abduction, forcible and statutory rape, aggravated and sexual assault, and intimidation/stalking are included in this measure.

Why is this important?

Crime detracts from the quality of life of those who directly experience and witness it, but it also impacts the lives of others within the community, as well as housing stability, and a community's attractiveness as a place to live, work, and do business.

How is our region doing?

The rate of reported crimes against people in MetroWest was 6.5 per 1,000 residents in 2020, significantly lower than the statewide rate of 10.2. The regional rates has declined 27% since 2011, while the statewide rate have declined about 17% since 2011. Among the region's counties, the rate was highest in Worcester (9.5 per 1,000) compared to Middlesex and Norfolk (around 5.5).

Rates in 2020 were below 5 in most of the region's communities. They were highest in Marlborough (12.5), Milford and Westborough (both at 8.3), and lowest in Wayland and Medway (1 or below). Framingham (7.9) and Waltham (5.5) were on the higher end of the spectrum, while Natick was a bit lower (4.2), by comparison.

Notes about the data

Crime reports are never complete because some crimes, such as rape and assault, are believed to be underreported. Comparable national data was not available. Data for this indicator is expected to be released annually in July.

Crimes Against People

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Massachusetts	11.0	10.6	10.3	9.9	9.7	9.5	9.2	9.0	9.3	10.2
Region	8.9	8.6	8.3	8.0	7.9	7.7	7.6	7.3	7.3	6.5
Middlesex County	7.8	7.7	7.4	6.9	7.0	6.6	6.3	6.3	6.2	5.7
Norfolk County	6.1	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	6.1	5.8	5.7	5.0
Worcester County	13.4	12.7	12.3	12.2	11.5	11.4	11.3	10.7	10.6	9.5
Acton town, Middlesex County	3.9	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.6	3.3
Ashland town, Middlesex County	6.0	4.8	5.0	5.4	5.7	5.0	4.0	4.0	3.8	4.2
Bedford town, Middlesex County	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.8	0.8	1.6	1.2	1.1	1.9
Bellingham town, Norfolk County	7.6	7.7	6.5	8.2	8.4	9.0	8.4	6.5	7.0	7.5
Boxborough town, Middlesex County	4.4	2.2	4.7	2.9	2.9	3.8	5.5	3.8	1.8	4.3
Carlisle town, Middlesex County		0.6		0.4	3.1	1.1	1.5	1.7	1.5	2.7
Concord town, Middlesex County	3.6	4.0	4.6	2.7	2.5	4.1	2.7	3.3	3.5	3.0
Dedham town, Norfolk County	3.8	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.1	1.7	2.1	1.9	1.6
Dover town, Norfolk County	2.7	2.5	1.7	2.2	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.0	1.6	1.9
Framingham city, Middlesex County	3.8	5.3	6.4	6.0	8.4	8.8	8.3	8.3	8.6	7.9
Franklin town, Norfolk County	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.6	3.3	2.4	1.9
Groton town, Middlesex County	0.6	2.1	3.4	2.1	2.6	1.8	1.9	1.9	3.4	4.5
Harvard town, Worcester County	1.8	2.1	3.1	3.1	2.4	3.4	2.6	2.6	1.4	2.0
Holliston town, Middlesex County	2.3	2.9	2.3	1.7	2.6	2.5	1.8	2.2	3.3	3.2
Hopkinton town, Middlesex County	2.3	2.6	1.5	1.5	2.0	1.7	2.9	1.9	1.8	1.8
Hudson town, Middlesex County	10.1	10.5	8.4	4.0	3.4	3.9	2.8	4.9	4.3	2.6
Lexington town, Middlesex County	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.2	1.5	1.6
Lincoln town, Middlesex County	4.0	3.2	2.2	3.2	2.0	2.1	3.4	3.5	1.6	2.1
Littleton town, Middlesex County	6.1	4.6	3.9	4.7	6.0	5.3	4.3	4.5	5.3	3.2
Marlborough city, Middlesex County	18.4	15.2	14.1	14.6	12.9	12.2	13.5	12.9	13.7	12.5
Maynard town, Middlesex County	12.3	9.9	9.3	7.2	10.3	9.7	6.4	5.8	6.0	4.6
Medfield town, Norfolk County	2.1	3.4	3.7	1.5		0.9				1.7
Medway town, Norfolk County	3.1	2.8	1.4	1.5	1.5	2.0	1.7	3.5	1.6	0.7
Milford town, Worcester County	11.6	10.6	9.2	8.4	9.7	9.6	9.5	11.0	8.5	8.3
Millis town, Norfolk County	0.5	1.3					5.0	3.9	3.9	3.5
Natick town, Middlesex County	6.0	7.8	5.3	6.1	5.2	5.6	5.2	5.5	3.5	4.2
Needham town, Norfolk County	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.6	2.2	1.7	1.7	2.3	2.3	2.3
Sherborn town, Middlesex County	4.3	4.5	3.1	6.1	4.2	1.9	3.0	3.7		3.5
Southborough town, Worcester County	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.0	3.0	3.0	2.7	3.1	1.6	3.3
Stow town, Middlesex County	3.7	2.8	4.5	3.4	5.1	5.8	3.3	2.8	3.3	2.6
Sudbury town, Middlesex County	1.8	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	2.1	3.7	2.1	2.2
Walpole town, Norfolk County	6.4	5.8	6.9	6.4	6.7	8.7	8.9	7.4	8.2	6.9
Waltham city, Middlesex County	11.2	10.2	10.1	9.1	8.7	7.4	6.8	7.4	6.5	5.5
Wayland town, Middlesex County	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1		0.1
Wellesley town, Norfolk County	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.3	1.6	1.7	1.3
Westborough town, Worcester County	5.0	4.7	4.4	5.4	3.9	5.5	5.2	6.0	8.8	8.3
Westford town, Middlesex County	3.0	2.8	3.3	2.6	1.7	2.4	1.5	1.9	1.6	1.4
Weston town, Middlesex County	1.4	1.3	2.1	1.5	0.8	1.7	1.3	1.5	2.4	1.2
Westwood town, Norfolk County	4.3	7.0	5.7	5.5	4.2	5.6	3.2	2.6	3.0	3.4

Source: Massachusetts State Police
Notes: Rates are per 1,000 residents.

Number of Crimes Against People

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Massachusetts	72,589	70,738	68,593	66,410	65,090	64,687	62,950	61,935	64,357	70,112
Region	26,762	26,104	25,343	24,673	24,508	23,849	23,732	23,089	22,892	20,632
Middlesex County	11,909	11,848	11,506	10,832	11,103	10,438	10,154	10,141	10,089	9,159
Norfolk County	4,111	4,021	3,869	3,937	3,989	4,071	4,266	4,108	4,039	3,564
Worcester County	10,742	10,235	9,968	9,904	9,416	9,340	9,312	8,840	8,764	7,909
Acton town, Middlesex County	87	88	87	99	111	110	110	108	109	79
Ashland town, Middlesex County	101	81	85	94	100	89	71	72	67	75
Bedford town, Middlesex County	21	22	19	20	11	12	23	17	15	27
Bellingham town, Norfolk County	125	127	109	138	141	153	144	112	120	130
Boxborough town, Middlesex County	22	11	24	15	15	20	33	25	12	25
Carlisle town, Middlesex County		3		2	16	6	8	9	8	14
Concord town, Middlesex County	67	76	89	52	50	83	54	65	68	57
Dedham town, Norfolk County	95	68	71	70	53	54	43	53	47	39
Dover town, Norfolk County	15	14	10	13	7	9	8	6	10	12
Framingham city, Middlesex County	264	372	450	423	599	626	600	603	627	588
Franklin town, Norfolk County	66	58	54	46	43	67	85	110	81	66
Groton town, Middlesex County	7	23	38	23	29	20	22	22	39	51
Harvard town, Worcester County	12	14	20	20	16	22	17	17	9	13
Holliston town, Middlesex County	32	40	33	24	37	36	27	33	49	48
Hopkinton town, Middlesex County	35	40	24	24	34	29	50	35	33	33
Hudson town, Middlesex County	194	205	166	79	67	78	56	98	85	51
Lexington town, Middlesex County	28	22	27	20	38	33	30	41	51	54
Lincoln town, Middlesex County	26	21	16	23	15	16	23	24	11	15
Littleton town, Middlesex County	55	42	36	44	59	53	44	46	55	33
Marlborough city, Middlesex County	715	597	555	577	512	486	538	517	544	493
Maynard town, Middlesex County	125	102	97	76	110	104	69	62	64	53
Medfield town, Norfolk County	25	41	45	18		12				22
Medway town, Norfolk County	39	36	18	20	20	27	23	47	22	10
Milford town, Worcester County	325	300	261	238	276	275	273	319	246	242
Millis town, Norfolk County	4	10					41	32	32	29
Natick town, Middlesex County	201	264	188	218	188	206	189	202	128	153
Needham town, Norfolk County	46	39	45	49	66	52	52	71	73	71
Sherborn town, Middlesex County	18	19	13	26	18	8	13	16		15
Southborough town, Worcester County	3	7	7	10	30	30	27	32	16	34
Stow town, Middlesex County	25	19	31	24	36	42	24	20	24	19
Sudbury town, Middlesex County	33	25	23	23	22	21	40	70	42	44
Walpole town, Norfolk County	155	143	170	159	168	218	224	187	206	174
Waltham city, Middlesex County	687	633	629	573	552	469	434	461	407	344
Wayland town, Middlesex County	4	8	6	6	1	3	2	1		2
Wellesley town, Norfolk County	62	63	65	61	56	48	37	47	51	37
Westborough town, Worcester County	92	86	81	102	73	105	99	116	169	158
Westford town, Middlesex County	68	63	77	62	41	57	36	46	38	34
Weston town, Middlesex County	16	15	25	18	9	20	16	18	29	15
Westwood town, Norfolk County	63	104	85	82	67	91	52	43	49	57

Source: Massachusetts State Police

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INDICATORS	REGIONAL TREND
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth	Decreasing
Reports of Domestic Violence	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Increasing
Households Without Vehicles	Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Households With Internet Access	Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Average Charitable Contribution	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Drug Poisoning Mortality Rate	Increasing
Crimes Against People	Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Population by Age	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age/Gender	Not Applicable
Seniors Living Alone	Decreasing
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Change in Total Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate	Increasing
Share of Workers who are Professionals, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
High-Tech Jobs	Maintaining
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	Maintaining
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
School Spending Per Student	Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty	Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Education Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Maintaining
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Living Wage	Not Applicable
80/20 Income Ratio	Maintaining
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates	Increasing
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership	Increasing
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Rent	Not Applicable
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homelessness	Increasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Share of Workers who are Professionals, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable