Chatham, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chatham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 45 total crimes committed in Chatham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 657.5 total crimes per 100K people in Chatham.
  • The overall crime rate in Chatham is -71.71% below the national average.
  • Chatham ranks #162 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Chatham ranks #2,466 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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Chatham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chatham is 657.5 per 100,000 people. That's -71.71% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.72% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chatham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 45 657.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 116.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 10 146.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 3 43.8 149.7 269.8
Larceny 32 467.6 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 35 511.4 1,053.2 1,954.4

Chatham 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 Chatham

10
Violent Crimes
146.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chatham is 146.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 684.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.68% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chatham

35
Property Crimes
511.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chatham is 511.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.83% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.44% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chatham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plymouth, MA 65,779 779 1,184.3 836.1 348.1
Nantucket, MA 14,814 293 1,977.9 1,707.8 270.0
Kingston, MA 14,484 56 386.6 296.9 89.8
Brewster, MA 10,647 58 544.8 469.6 75.1
Orleans, MA 6,546 59 901.3 748.5 152.8

Chatham SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
1
Safety
8
Amenities
4
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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