Rockport, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockport, MA Summary

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

  • There were 10 total crimes committed in Rockport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 143.7 total crimes per 100K people in Rockport.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockport is -93.82% below the national average.
  • Rockport ranks #12 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Rockport ranks #586 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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Rockport Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockport is 143.7 per 100,000 people. That's -93.82% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -89.45% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockport
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 10 143.7 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 14.4 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 28.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 1 14.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 7 100.6 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 8 114.9 1,053.2 1,954.4

Rockport 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 Rockport

2
Violent Crimes
28.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Rockport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockport is 28.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,480.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockport each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.23% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.70% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockport

8
Property Crimes
114.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-94.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 property crimes in Rockport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockport is 114.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 870.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -94.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.09% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
Salem, MA 45,345 622 1,371.7 1,184.3 187.5
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Gloucester, MA 30,301 240 792.1 551.1 240.9
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6
Marblehead, MA 20,289 105 517.5 448.5 69.0
Newburyport, MA 18,366 120 653.4 506.4 147.0
Swampscott, MA 15,268 144 943.1 864.6 78.6
Ipswich, MA 13,735 41 298.5 254.8 43.7
Salisbury, MA 9,238 100 1,082.5 801.0 281.4

Rockport SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
3
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
4
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