Salisbury, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Salisbury, MA Summary

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

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 740.9 total crimes per 100K people in Salisbury.
  • The overall crime rate in Salisbury is -65.04% below the national average.
  • Salisbury ranks #182 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Salisbury ranks #3,350 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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Salisbury Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Salisbury is 740.9 per 100,000 people. That's -65.04% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -48.07% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Salisbury
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 740.9 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 116.4 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 17 179.9 314.7 359.0
Burglary 13 137.6 130.3 229.0
Larceny 33 349.3 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 74.1 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 53 561.0 1,112.1 1,760.0

Salisbury 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 Salisbury

17
Violent Crimes
179.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Salisbury is 179.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 555.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.88% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.82% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Salisbury

53
Property Crimes
561.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 property crimes in Salisbury in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Salisbury is 561.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Salisbury each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.13% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.56% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Salisbury

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Haverhill, MA 68,602 916 1,335.2 924.2 411.1
Beverly, MA 43,024 249 578.7 411.4 167.3
Andover, MA 37,152 324 872.1 777.9 94.2
Gloucester, MA 30,599 254 830.1 552.3 277.8
Danvers, MA 28,375 459 1,617.6 1,480.2 137.4
Portsmouth, NH 22,969 338 1,471.5 1,284.3 187.2
Newburyport, MA 19,232 85 442.0 395.2 46.8
Hampton, NH 16,477 139 843.6 740.4 103.2
Exeter, NH 16,203 94 580.1 543.1 37.0
Newmarket, NH 9,490 41 432.0 379.3 52.7

Salisbury SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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