Andover, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Andover, MA Summary

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

  • There were 324 total crimes committed in Andover in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 872.1 total crimes per 100K people in Andover.
  • The overall crime rate in Andover is -58.85% below the national average.
  • Andover ranks #203 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Andover ranks #3,897 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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Andover Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Andover is 872.1 per 100,000 people. That's -58.85% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -38.88% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Andover
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 324 872.1 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 1 2.7 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 83.4 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 35 94.2 314.7 359.0
Burglary 63 169.6 130.3 229.0
Larceny 215 578.7 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 29.6 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 289 777.9 1,112.1 1,760.0

Andover 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 Andover

35
Violent Crimes
94.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Andover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Andover is 94.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,061.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Andover each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.76% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.06% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Andover

289
Property Crimes
777.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 289 property crimes in Andover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Andover is 777.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Andover each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.05% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Andover

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lowell, MA 116,062 2,548 2,195.4 1,662.9 532.5
Lawrence, MA 89,600 1,289 1,438.6 998.9 439.7
Haverhill, MA 68,602 916 1,335.2 924.2 411.1
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
Lexington, MA 34,350 133 387.2 334.8 52.4
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7
Belmont, MA 27,280 206 755.1 703.8 51.3
Reading, MA 25,871 148 572.1 533.4 38.7
Wilmington, MA 23,535 277 1,177.0 1,011.3 165.7
Winchester, MA 23,238 93 400.2 383.0 17.2

Andover SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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