Danvers, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Danvers, MA Summary

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

  • There were 459 total crimes committed in Danvers in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,617.6 total crimes per 100K people in Danvers.
  • The overall crime rate in Danvers is -23.67% below the national average.
  • Danvers ranks #285 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Danvers ranks #6,373 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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Danvers Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Danvers is 1,617.6 per 100,000 people. That's -23.67% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 13.37% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Danvers
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 459 1,617.6 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 123.3 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 39 137.4 314.7 359.0
Burglary 16 56.4 130.3 229.0
Larceny 374 1,318.1 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 30 105.7 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 420 1,480.2 1,112.1 1,760.0

Danvers 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 Danvers

39
Violent Crimes
137.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Danvers in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Danvers is 137.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 727.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Danvers each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.71% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.32% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Danvers

420
Property Crimes
1,480.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-15.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 420 property crimes in Danvers in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Danvers is 1,480.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Danvers each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -15.90% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.10% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Danvers

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynn, MA 103,200 1,801 1,745.2 1,170.5 574.6
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Peabody, MA 54,964 600 1,091.6 836.9 254.7
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
Salem, MA 45,955 784 1,706.0 1,553.7 152.3
Beverly, MA 43,024 249 578.7 411.4 167.3
Andover, MA 37,152 324 872.1 777.9 94.2
Lexington, MA 34,350 133 387.2 334.8 52.4
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7
Wakefield, MA 28,594 167 584.0 409.2 174.9

Danvers SnackAbility

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