Gardner, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gardner, MA Summary

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

  • There were 202 total crimes committed in Gardner in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 948.9 total crimes per 100K people in Gardner.
  • The overall crime rate in Gardner is -55.22% below the national average.
  • Gardner ranks #213 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Gardner ranks #4,199 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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Gardner Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gardner is 948.9 per 100,000 people. That's -55.22% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -33.50% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gardner
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 202 948.9 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 1 4.7 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 63 295.9 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 70 328.8 314.7 359.0
Burglary 19 89.3 130.3 229.0
Larceny 101 474.4 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 56.4 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 132 620.1 1,112.1 1,760.0

Gardner 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 Gardner

70
Violent Crimes
328.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in Gardner in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gardner is 328.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 304.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gardner each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.41% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.49% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gardner

132
Property Crimes
620.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 132 property crimes in Gardner in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gardner is 620.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 161.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gardner each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.77% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.24% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gardner

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 89,935 583 648.2 599.3 48.9
Leominster, MA 44,407 799 1,799.3 1,315.1 484.2
Fitchburg, MA 42,332 775 1,830.8 1,344.1 486.6
Lexington, MA 34,350 133 387.2 334.8 52.4
Needham, MA 32,779 229 698.6 646.8 51.9
Wellesley, MA 31,973 170 531.7 484.8 46.9
Reading, MA 25,871 148 572.1 533.4 38.7
Winchester, MA 23,238 93 400.2 383.0 17.2
Athol, MA 12,165 144 1,183.7 731.6 452.1

Gardner SnackAbility

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