Chelsea, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chelsea, MA Summary

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

  • There were 980 total crimes committed in Chelsea the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,607.1 total crimes per 100K people in Chelsea.
  • The overall crime rate in Chelsea is 12.17% above the national average.
  • Chelsea ranks #306 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Chelsea ranks #7,632 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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Chelsea Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chelsea is 2,607.1 per 100,000 people. That's 12.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 91.42% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chelsea
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 980 2,607.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 60 159.6 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 216 574.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 302 803.4 308.8 369.8
Burglary 81 215.5 149.7 269.8
Larceny 521 1,386.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 76 202.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 678 1,803.7 1,053.2 1,954.4

Chelsea 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 Chelsea

302
Violent Crimes
803.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
117.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 302 violent crimes in Chelsea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chelsea is 803.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chelsea each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 117.25% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 160.16% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chelsea

678
Property Crimes
1,803.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 678 property crimes in Chelsea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chelsea is 1,803.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chelsea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.26% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chelsea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Boston, MA 638,925 15,469 2,421.1 1,802.1 619.0
Cambridge, MA 117,044 3,097 2,646.0 2,240.2 405.8
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Somerville, MA 79,178 1,295 1,635.6 1,383.0 252.6
Malden, MA 64,356 953 1,480.8 1,247.7 233.1
Medford, MA 64,122 717 1,118.2 943.5 174.7
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Revere, MA 56,961 889 1,560.7 1,221.9 338.8
Everett, MA 48,340 823 1,702.5 1,352.9 349.6
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3

Chelsea SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
4
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