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 7.3 per 1,000 residents in 2018, a bit lower than the statewide rate of 9.1. Both the regional and statewide rates have declined about 15% since 2012. Among the region's counties, the rate was highest in Worcester (10.5 per 1,000) compared to Middlesex and Norfolk (around 6).

Rates in 2018 were below 5 in roughly two-thirds of the region's communities. They were highest in Marlborough (13), Milford (11), Bellingham and Walpole (both around 7) and lowest in Wayland, Lexington and Weston (1 or below). Framingham (8.5) and Waltham (7.3) were on the higher end of the spectrum, while Natick was a bit lower (5.6) 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

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Massachusetts	11.1	11.6	11.0	10.6	10.3	9.9	9.7	9.6	9.3	9.1
Region	8.9	9.3	8.9	8.6	8.3	8.0	7.9	7.6	7.6	7.3
Middlesex	8.1	8.2	7.8	7.7	7.4	6.9	7.0	6.6	6.4	6.4
Norfolk	6.1	6.2	6.1	5.9	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	6.1	5.9
Worcester	13.0	13.9	13.4	12.7	12.3	12.2	11.5	11.3	11.2	10.5
Acton town, Middlesex County	3.0	4.3	3.9	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6
Ashland town, Middlesex County	7.5	7.3	6.0	4.8	5.0	5.4	5.7	5.1	4.0	4.1
Bedford town, Middlesex County	1.4	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	0.8	0.9	1.6	1.2
Bellingham town, Norfolk County	8.5	7.8	7.6	7.7	6.5	8.2	8.4	9.1	8.5	6.6
Boxborough town, Middlesex County	4.3	4.6	4.4	2.2	4.7	2.9	2.9	3.8	6.3	4.8
Carlisle town, Middlesex County	0.8	0.6		0.6		0.4	3.1	1.1	1.5	1.7
Concord town, Middlesex County	4.2	4.1	3.6	4.0	4.6	2.7	2.5	4.1	2.7	3.2
Dedham town, Norfolk County	5.1	6.3	3.8	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.1	1.7	2.1
Dover town, Norfolk County	3.8	2.0	2.7	2.5	1.7	2.2	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.0
Framingham city, Middlesex County	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.3	6.4	6.0	8.4	8.8	8.4	8.5
Franklin town, Norfolk County	2.2	2.8	2.1	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.6	3.3
Groton town, Middlesex County	1.1	0.6	0.6	2.1	3.4	2.1	2.6	1.8	2.0	2.0
Harvard town, Worcester County	1.8	2.6	1.8	2.1	3.1	3.1	2.4	3.4	2.6	2.6
Holliston town, Middlesex County	2.6	3.8	2.3	2.9	2.3	1.7	2.6	2.5	1.9	2.3
Hopkinton town, Middlesex County	1.4	2.0	2.3	2.6	1.5	1.5	2.0	1.7	3.0	2.1
Hudson town, Middlesex County	13.8	12.3	10.1	10.5	8.4	4.0	3.4	3.9	2.8	4.9
Lexington town, Middlesex County	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.8	1.2
Lincoln town, Middlesex County	2.7	4.2	4.0	3.2	2.2	3.2	2.0	2.1	3.1	3.2
Littleton town, Middlesex County	8.1	6.4	6.1	4.6	3.9	4.7	6.0	5.4	4.4	4.6
Marlborough city, Middlesex County	16.1	18.1	18.4	15.2	14.1	14.6	12.9	12.2	13.5	12.9
Maynard town, Middlesex County	7.8	12.8	12.3	9.9	9.3	7.2	10.3	9.7	6.5	5.7
Medfield town, Norfolk County	1.9	3.0	2.1	3.4	3.7	1.5
Medway town, Norfolk County	2.5	2.1	3.1	2.8	1.4	1.5	1.5	2.0	1.7	3.6
Milford town, Worcester County	7.3	10.5	11.6	10.6	9.2	8.4	9.7	9.6	9.5	11.2
Millis town, Norfolk County	0.1		0.5	1.3					0.9
Natick town, Middlesex County	8.8	7.4	6.0	7.8	5.3	6.1	5.2	5.7	5.2	5.6
Needham town, Norfolk County	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.6	2.2	1.7	1.7	2.3
Sherborn town, Middlesex County	3.5	2.2	4.3	4.5	3.1	6.1	4.2	1.9	3.0	3.7
Southborough town, Worcester County	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.0	3.0	2.9	2.7	3.1
Stow town, Middlesex County	2.0	3.6	3.7	2.8	4.5	3.4	5.1	5.9	3.4	2.8
Sudbury town, Middlesex County	1.6	2.0	1.8	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.1	2.1	3.7
Walpole town, Norfolk County	7.6	8.1	6.4	5.8	6.9	6.4	6.7	8.7	8.9	7.5
Waltham city, Middlesex County	7.6	10.6	11.2	10.2	10.1	9.1	8.7	7.4	6.9	7.3
Wayland town, Middlesex County	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1
Wellesley town, Norfolk County	3.3	3.0	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.3	1.6
Westborough town, Worcester County	7.7	5.8	5.0	4.7	4.4	5.4	3.9	5.6	5.2	6.1
Westford town, Middlesex County	3.3	4.6	3.0	2.8	3.3	2.6	1.7	2.4	1.5	1.9
Weston town, Middlesex County	2.9	2.0	1.4	1.3	2.1	1.5	0.8	1.7	1.3	1.5
Westwood town, Norfolk County	7.1	6.9	4.2	7.0	5.7	5.5	4.2	5.7	3.2	2.7

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

Number of Crimes Against People

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Massachusetts	73,326	75,674	72,586	70,733	68,590	66,401	65,067	64,537	62,741	61,394
Region	26,596	27,613	26,761	26,102	25,343	24,670	24,491	23,705	23,556	22,762
Middlesex	12,122	12,348	11,909	11,848	11,506	10,832	11,100	10,431	10,147	10,113
Norfolk	4,034	4,149	4,110	4,021	3,869	3,936	3,989	4,058	4,230	4,071
Worcester	10,440	11,116	10,742	10,233	9,968	9,902	9,402	9,216	9,179	8,578
Acton town, Middlesex County	64	94	87	88	87	99	111	110	110	108
Ashland town, Middlesex County	116	121	101	81	85	94	100	90	71	72
Bedford town, Middlesex County	19	24	21	22	19	20	11	12	23	17
Bellingham town, Norfolk County	135	127	125	127	109	138	141	153	144	112
Boxborough town, Middlesex County	22	23	22	11	24	15	15	20	33	25
Carlisle town, Middlesex County	4	3		3		2	16	6	8	9
Concord town, Middlesex County	74	73	67	76	89	52	50	82	54	63
Dedham town, Norfolk County	127	155	95	68	71	70	53	54	43	53
Dover town, Norfolk County	22	11	15	14	10	13	7	9	8	6
Framingham city, Middlesex County	2	1	264	372	450	423	599	626	600	602
Franklin town, Norfolk County	69	89	66	58	54	46	43	67	85	110
Groton town, Middlesex County	12	6	7	23	38	23	29	20	22	22
Harvard town, Worcester County	11	17	12	14	20	20	16	22	17	17
Holliston town, Middlesex County	37	52	32	40	33	24	37	36	27	33
Hopkinton town, Middlesex County	21	30	35	40	24	24	34	29	50	35
Hudson town, Middlesex County	275	234	194	205	166	79	67	78	56	98
Lexington town, Middlesex County	30	31	28	22	27	20	38	33	26	39
Lincoln town, Middlesex County	23	27	26	21	16	23	15	16	23	24
Littleton town, Middlesex County	73	57	55	42	36	44	59	53	44	46
Marlborough city, Middlesex County	619	698	715	597	555	577	512	486	538	515
Maynard town, Middlesex County	83	129	125	102	97	76	110	104	69	61
Medfield town, Norfolk County	23	36	25	41	45	18
Medway town, Norfolk County	32	27	39	36	18	20	20	27	23	47
Milford town, Worcester County	201	295	325	300	261	238	276	275	273	319
Millis town, Norfolk County	1		4	10					7
Natick town, Middlesex County	283	243	201	264	188	218	188	206	189	202
Needham town, Norfolk County	42	49	46	39	45	49	66	52	52	71
Sherborn town, Middlesex County	15	9	18	19	13	26	18	8	13	16
Southborough town, Worcester County	10	5	3	7	7	10	30	29	27	31
Stow town, Middlesex County	13	24	25	19	31	24	36	42	24	20
Sudbury town, Middlesex County	28	35	33	25	23	23	22	21	40	70
Walpole town, Norfolk County	177	196	155	143	170	159	168	218	224	187
Waltham city, Middlesex County	461	643	687	633	629	573	552	469	434	461
Wayland town, Middlesex County	7	6	4	8	6	6	1	3	2	1
Wellesley town, Norfolk County	91	83	62	63	65	61	56	48	37	47
Westborough town, Worcester County	141	105	92	86	81	102	73	105	99	115
Westford town, Middlesex County	74	100	68	63	77	62	41	57	36	46
Weston town, Middlesex County	35	23	16	15	25	18	9	20	16	18
Westwood town, Norfolk County	101	101	62	104	85	82	67	91	52	43

Source: Massachusetts State Police

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INDICATORS	TREND
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Infant Mortality by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
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
Average Travel Time to Work	Increasing
Households With Internet Access	Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Average Charitable Contribution	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
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
Unemployment Rate	Maintaining
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
High-Tech Jobs	Decreasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	Maintaining
Prekindergarten Participation	Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Decreasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Increasing
Education Levels of Adults	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
Household 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
Infant Mortality 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
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	Increasing
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