Deerfield, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Deerfield, MA Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Deerfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 679.1 total crimes per 100K people in Deerfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Deerfield is -70.78% below the national average.
  • Deerfield ranks #166 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Deerfield ranks #2,554 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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Deerfield Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Deerfield is 679.1 per 100,000 people. That's -70.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.14% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Deerfield
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 679.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 77.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 116.4 308.8 369.8
Burglary 4 77.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 23 446.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 38.8 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 29 562.7 1,053.2 1,954.4

Deerfield 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 Deerfield

6
Violent Crimes
116.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Deerfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Deerfield is 116.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 859.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Deerfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -62.30% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Deerfield

29
Property Crimes
562.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Deerfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Deerfield is 562.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Deerfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.57% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Deerfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Longmeadow, MA 15,734 105 667.3 578.4 89.0
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0
Hatfield, MA 3,301 23 696.8 515.0 181.8
Northfield, MA 2,877 11 382.3 139.0 243.3

Deerfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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