Great Barrington, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Great Barrington, MA Summary

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

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Great Barrington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 812.0 total crimes per 100K people in Great Barrington.
  • The overall crime rate in Great Barrington is -65.06% below the national average.
  • Great Barrington ranks #188 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Great Barrington ranks #3,081 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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Great Barrington Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Great Barrington is 812.0 per 100,000 people. That's -65.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.38% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Great Barrington
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 812.0 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 3 42.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 154.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 17 238.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 2 28.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 37 518.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 28.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 41 574.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Great Barrington 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 Great Barrington

17
Violent Crimes
238.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-35.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Great Barrington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Great Barrington is 238.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 420.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Great Barrington each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -35.64% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -22.93% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Great Barrington

41
Property Crimes
574.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Great Barrington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Great Barrington is 574.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Great Barrington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.63% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.50% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Great Barrington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pittsfield, MA 43,496 1,019 2,342.7 1,593.2 749.5
Lee, MA 5,740 97 1,689.9 1,498.3 191.6
Lenox, MA 5,105 88 1,723.8 1,625.9 97.9

Great Barrington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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