Newburyport, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Newburyport, MA Summary

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

  • There were 120 total crimes committed in Newburyport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 653.4 total crimes per 100K people in Newburyport.
  • The overall crime rate in Newburyport is -71.89% below the national average.
  • Newburyport ranks #159 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Newburyport ranks #2,451 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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Newburyport Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newburyport is 653.4 per 100,000 people. That's -71.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.03% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newburyport
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 120 653.4 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 92.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 147.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 5 27.2 149.7 269.8
Larceny 77 419.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 59.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 93 506.4 1,053.2 1,954.4

Newburyport 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 Newburyport

27
Violent Crimes
147.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Newburyport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newburyport is 147.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 680.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newburyport each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.39% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newburyport

93
Property Crimes
506.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Newburyport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newburyport is 506.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 197.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newburyport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.92% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newburyport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Haverhill, MA 67,359 927 1,376.2 797.2 579.0
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
Gloucester, MA 30,301 240 792.1 551.1 240.9
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6
Portsmouth, NH 22,513 322 1,430.3 1,252.6 177.7
Hampton, NH 16,384 141 860.6 744.6 116.0
Exeter, NH 16,155 107 662.3 581.9 80.5
Ipswich, MA 13,735 41 298.5 254.8 43.7

Newburyport SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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