Hingham, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hingham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 229 total crimes committed in Hingham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 930.1 total crimes per 100K people in Hingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Hingham is -56.11% below the national average.
  • Hingham ranks #211 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Hingham ranks #4,132 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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Hingham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hingham is 930.1 per 100,000 people. That's -56.11% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -34.81% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hingham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 229 930.1 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 121.9 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 31 125.9 314.7 359.0
Burglary 19 77.2 130.3 229.0
Larceny 174 706.7 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 20.3 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 198 804.2 1,112.1 1,760.0

Hingham 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 Hingham

31
Violent Crimes
125.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Hingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hingham is 125.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 794.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.93% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.99% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hingham

198
Property Crimes
804.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 198 property crimes in Hingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hingham is 804.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.68% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hingham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Quincy, MA 103,550 1,727 1,667.8 1,332.7 335.1
Newton, MA 89,935 583 648.2 599.3 48.9
Southfield, MI 75,454 2,198 2,913.0 2,420.0 493.0
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
Needham, MA 32,779 229 698.6 646.8 51.9
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7
Milton, MA 28,832 177 613.9 561.9 52.0
Belmont, MA 27,280 206 755.1 703.8 51.3
Winchester, MA 23,238 93 400.2 383.0 17.2

Hingham SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
3
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