Athol, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Athol, MA Summary

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

  • There were 162 total crimes committed in Athol the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,357.0 total crimes per 100K people in Athol.
  • The overall crime rate in Athol is -41.61% below the national average.
  • Athol ranks #256 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Athol ranks #4,897 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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Athol Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Athol is 1,357.0 per 100,000 people. That's -41.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.37% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Athol
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 162 1,357.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 8.4 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 61 511.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 69 578.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 7 58.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 77 645.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 75.4 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 93 779.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Athol 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 Athol

69
Violent Crimes
578.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Athol in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Athol is 578.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Athol each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.30% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 87.17% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Athol

93
Property Crimes
779.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Athol in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Athol is 779.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Athol each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.03% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Athol

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gardner, MA 21,231 224 1,055.1 852.5 202.5
Longmeadow, MA 15,734 105 667.3 578.4 89.0
Northborough, MA 15,699 7 44.6 12.7 31.8
Winchendon, MA 10,410 114 1,095.1 816.5 278.6
Orange, MA 7,556 140 1,852.8 1,442.6 410.3
Barre, MA 5,555 45 810.1 396.0 414.0
Winchester, NH 4,246 37 871.4 800.8 70.7
Northfield, MA 2,877 11 382.3 139.0 243.3

Athol SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
4
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