Chicopee, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chicopee, MA Summary

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

  • There were 1,333 total crimes committed in Chicopee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,412.0 total crimes per 100K people in Chicopee.
  • The overall crime rate in Chicopee is 3.78% above the national average.
  • Chicopee ranks #304 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Chicopee ranks #7,331 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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Chicopee Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chicopee is 2,412.0 per 100,000 people. That's 3.78% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 77.09% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chicopee
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,333 2,412.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 7.2 2.3 6.3
Robbery 31 56.1 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 229 414.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 301 544.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 133 240.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 804 1,454.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 95 171.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,032 1,867.4 1,053.2 1,954.4

Chicopee 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 Chicopee

301
Violent Crimes
544.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
47.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 301 violent crimes in Chicopee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chicopee is 544.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chicopee each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 47.28% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 76.37% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chicopee

1,032
Property Crimes
1,867.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,032 property crimes in Chicopee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chicopee is 1,867.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chicopee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 77.31% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chicopee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MA 155,046 5,011 3,231.9 2,369.6 862.3
Westfield, MA 40,691 456 1,120.6 894.5 226.1
Holyoke, MA 37,945 1,775 4,677.8 3,718.5 959.3
Longmeadow, MA 15,734 105 667.3 578.4 89.0
Belchertown, MA 15,277 101 661.1 536.8 124.4
Wilbraham, MA 14,600 193 1,321.9 1,061.6 260.3
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0
Granby, MA 6,036 29 480.5 414.2 66.3

Chicopee SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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