Falmouth, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Falmouth, MA Summary

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

  • There were 355 total crimes committed in Falmouth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,048.0 total crimes per 100K people in Falmouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Falmouth is -54.91% below the national average.
  • Falmouth ranks #222 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Falmouth ranks #3,908 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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Falmouth Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Falmouth is 1,048.0 per 100,000 people. That's -54.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.05% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Falmouth
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 355 1,048.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.9 2.3 6.3
Robbery 9 26.6 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 65 191.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 82 242.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 84 248.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 179 528.4 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 29.5 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 273 806.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Falmouth 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 Falmouth

82
Violent Crimes
242.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in Falmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Falmouth is 242.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 413.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Falmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.61% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Falmouth

273
Property Crimes
806.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 273 property crimes in Falmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Falmouth is 806.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Falmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.76% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.47% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Falmouth

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
Sharon, MA 18,553 58 312.6 274.9 37.7
Foxborough, MA 18,549 171 921.9 673.9 248.0
Somerset, MA 18,317 194 1,059.1 829.8 229.3
Nantucket, MA 14,814 293 1,977.9 1,707.8 270.0

Falmouth SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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