Spencer, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Spencer, MA Summary

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

  • There were 44 total crimes committed in Spencer in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 362.7 total crimes per 100K people in Spencer.
  • The overall crime rate in Spencer is -82.88% below the national average.
  • Spencer ranks #81 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Spencer ranks #1,543 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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Spencer Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spencer is 362.7 per 100,000 people. That's -82.88% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -74.58% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spencer
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44 362.7 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 82.4 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 10 82.4 314.7 359.0
Burglary 3 24.7 130.3 229.0
Larceny 22 181.4 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 74.2 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 34 280.3 1,112.1 1,760.0

Spencer 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 Spencer

10
Violent Crimes
82.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Spencer in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spencer is 82.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,213.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spencer each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.04% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.80% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spencer

34
Property Crimes
280.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-84.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 property crimes in Spencer in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spencer is 280.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 356.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spencer each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -84.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.80% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spencer

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worcester, MA 212,425 35 16.5 0.0 16.5
Webster, MA 17,876 257 1,437.7 800.0 637.7
Northborough, MA 15,975 32 200.3 187.8 12.5
Clinton, MA 15,864 16 100.9 56.7 44.1
Oxford, MA 13,549 122 900.4 664.3 236.2
Ware, MA 10,076 106 1,052.0 357.3 694.7

Spencer SnackAbility

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