Plymouth, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Plymouth, MA Summary

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

  • There were 779 total crimes committed in Plymouth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,184.3 total crimes per 100K people in Plymouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Plymouth is -49.05% below the national average.
  • Plymouth ranks #242 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Plymouth ranks #4,349 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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Plymouth Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Plymouth is 1,184.3 per 100,000 people. That's -49.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.05% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Plymouth
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 779 1,184.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 7.6 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 194 294.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 229 348.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 60 91.2 149.7 269.8
Larceny 462 702.4 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 42.6 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 550 836.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Plymouth 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 Plymouth

229
Violent Crimes
348.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 229 violent crimes in Plymouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Plymouth is 348.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 287.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Plymouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.73% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Plymouth

550
Property Crimes
836.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 550 property crimes in Plymouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Plymouth is 836.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Plymouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.22% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.61% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Plymouth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Marshfield, MA 27,064 92 339.9 218.0 121.9
Scituate, MA 20,147 46 228.3 158.8 69.5
Abington, MA 17,886 186 1,039.9 889.0 151.0
Duxbury, MA 16,861 51 302.5 201.6 100.8
Kingston, MA 14,484 56 386.6 296.9 89.8
Bridgewater, MA 8,820 91 1,031.7 668.9 362.8

Plymouth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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