Norwood, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Norwood, MA Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in Norwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 986.3 total crimes per 100K people in Norwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwood is -57.57% below the national average.
  • Norwood ranks #212 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Norwood ranks #3,683 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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Norwood Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwood is 986.3 per 100,000 people. That's -57.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.59% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwood
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 986.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 3 9.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 41 130.0 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 49 155.4 308.8 369.8
Burglary 18 57.1 149.7 269.8
Larceny 222 704.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 69.8 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 262 830.9 1,053.2 1,954.4

Norwood 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 Norwood

49
Violent Crimes
155.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Norwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwood is 155.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 643.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.68% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwood

262
Property Crimes
830.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 262 property crimes in Norwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwood is 830.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.11% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norwood

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
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Walpole, MA 26,829 285 1,062.3 909.5 152.8
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5

Norwood SnackAbility

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