Plymouth, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Plymouth:

  • There were 694 total crimes committed in Plymouth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,017.7 total crimes per 100K people in Plymouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Plymouth is -51.98% below the national average.
  • Plymouth ranks #229 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Plymouth ranks #4,475 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,017.7 per 100,000 people. That's -51.98% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -28.67% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Plymouth
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 694 1,017.7 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.9 1.8 5.0
Robbery 7 10.3 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 196 287.4 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 220 322.6 314.7 359.0
Burglary 43 63.1 130.3 229.0
Larceny 397 582.2 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 34 49.9 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 474 695.1 1,112.1 1,760.0

Plymouth Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Plymouth

220
Violent Crimes
322.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 220 violent crimes in Plymouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Plymouth is 322.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 310.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Plymouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.14% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.51% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Plymouth

474
Property Crimes
695.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 474 property crimes in Plymouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Plymouth is 695.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.9 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 -60.51% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.50% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 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 75,454 2,198 2,913.0 2,420.0 493.0
Scituate, MA 19,735 31 157.1 116.5 40.5
Abington, MA 17,261 275 1,593.2 1,361.5 231.7
Kingston, MA 14,291 128 895.7 678.7 216.9

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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