Northampton, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Northampton, MA Summary

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

  • There were 477 total crimes committed in Northampton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,636.4 total crimes per 100K people in Northampton.
  • The overall crime rate in Northampton is -29.59% below the national average.
  • Northampton ranks #280 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Northampton ranks #5,706 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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Northampton Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northampton is 1,636.4 per 100,000 people. That's -29.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.14% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northampton
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 477 1,636.4 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.4 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 17.2 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 85 291.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 114 391.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 37 126.9 149.7 269.8
Larceny 308 1,056.6 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 61.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 363 1,245.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Northampton 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 Northampton

114
Violent Crimes
391.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 114 violent crimes in Northampton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northampton is 391.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 255.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 26.64% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northampton

363
Property Crimes
1,245.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 363 property crimes in Northampton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northampton is 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.24% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northampton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MA 155,046 5,011 3,231.9 2,369.6 862.3
Chicopee, MA 55,265 1,333 2,412.0 1,867.4 544.6
Westfield, MA 40,691 456 1,120.6 894.5 226.1
Holyoke, MA 37,945 1,775 4,677.8 3,718.5 959.3
Granby, MA 6,036 29 480.5 414.2 66.3
Deerfield, MA 5,154 35 679.1 562.7 116.4
Hatfield, MA 3,301 23 696.8 515.0 181.8

Northampton SnackAbility

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