Dennis, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dennis, MA Summary

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

  • There were 212 total crimes committed in Dennis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,394.7 total crimes per 100K people in Dennis.
  • The overall crime rate in Dennis is -39.99% below the national average.
  • Dennis ranks #264 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Dennis ranks #5,016 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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Dennis Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dennis is 1,394.7 per 100,000 people. That's -39.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.40% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dennis
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 212 1,394.7 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 45 296.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 53 348.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 23 151.3 149.7 269.8
Larceny 133 875.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 19.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 159 1,046.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Dennis 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 Dennis

53
Violent Crimes
348.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Dennis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dennis is 348.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 286.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dennis each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.71% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.91% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dennis

159
Property Crimes
1,046.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 159 property crimes in Dennis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dennis is 1,046.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dennis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.48% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.68% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dennis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Hingham, MA 25,437 162 636.9 463.9 173.0
Scituate, MA 20,147 46 228.3 158.8 69.5
Somerset, MA 18,317 194 1,059.1 829.8 229.3
Abington, MA 17,886 186 1,039.9 889.0 151.0
Nantucket, MA 14,814 293 1,977.9 1,707.8 270.0
Brewster, MA 10,647 58 544.8 469.6 75.1
Bridgewater, MA 8,820 91 1,031.7 668.9 362.8

Dennis SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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