Marlborough, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Marlborough, MA Summary

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

  • There were 562 total crimes committed in Marlborough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,380.1 total crimes per 100K people in Marlborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Marlborough is -40.62% below the national average.
  • Marlborough ranks #261 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Marlborough ranks #4,968 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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Marlborough Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marlborough is 1,380.1 per 100,000 people. That's -40.62% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.33% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marlborough
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 562 1,380.1 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 12 29.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 138 338.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 173 424.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 40 98.2 149.7 269.8
Larceny 309 758.8 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 98.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 389 955.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Marlborough 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 Marlborough

173
Violent Crimes
424.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 173 violent crimes in Marlborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marlborough is 424.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 235.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marlborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.88% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 37.57% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marlborough

389
Property Crimes
955.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 389 property crimes in Marlborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marlborough is 955.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marlborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.30% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marlborough

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Waltham, MA 63,525 444 698.9 549.4 149.5
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5
Westborough, MA 21,562 226 1,048.1 913.6 134.5
Hudson, MA 19,623 101 514.7 366.9 147.8
Hopkinton, MA 19,180 77 401.5 245.0 156.4

Marlborough SnackAbility

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