Abington, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Abington, MA Summary

Crime in Abington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Abington over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Abington:

  • There were 275 total crimes committed in Abington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,593.2 total crimes per 100K people in Abington.
  • The overall crime rate in Abington is -24.82% below the national average.
  • Abington ranks #283 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Abington ranks #6,301 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Abington Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Abington is 1,593.2 per 100,000 people. That's -24.82% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 11.66% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Abington
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 275 1,593.2 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.8 1.8 5.0
Robbery 4 23.2 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 29 168.0 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 40 231.7 314.7 359.0
Burglary 14 81.1 130.3 229.0
Larceny 200 1,158.7 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 21 121.7 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 235 1,361.5 1,112.1 1,760.0

Abington Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Abington

40
Violent Crimes
231.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Abington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Abington is 231.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 431.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Abington each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.45% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.36% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Abington

235
Property Crimes
1,361.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 235 property crimes in Abington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Abington is 1,361.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Abington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.64% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.42% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Abington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 120,447 3,711 3,081.0 2,644.3 436.7
Brockton, MA 106,650 2,074 1,944.7 1,345.5 599.2
Newton, MA 89,935 583 648.2 599.3 48.9
Southfield, MI 75,454 2,198 2,913.0 2,420.0 493.0
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Needham, MA 32,779 229 698.6 646.8 51.9
Norwood, MA 31,704 279 880.0 712.8 167.2
Milton, MA 28,832 177 613.9 561.9 52.0
Dedham, MA 25,355 405 1,597.3 1,325.2 272.1
Hingham, MA 24,620 229 930.1 804.2 125.9

Abington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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