Sturbridge, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sturbridge, MA Summary

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

  • There were 100 total crimes committed in Sturbridge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,010.9 total crimes per 100K people in Sturbridge.
  • The overall crime rate in Sturbridge is -56.50% below the national average.
  • Sturbridge ranks #218 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Sturbridge ranks #3,765 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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Sturbridge Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sturbridge is 1,010.9 per 100,000 people. That's -56.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.78% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sturbridge
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 100 1,010.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 242.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 272.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 12 121.3 149.7 269.8
Larceny 58 586.3 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 30.3 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 73 738.0 1,053.2 1,954.4

Sturbridge 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 Sturbridge

27
Violent Crimes
272.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Sturbridge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sturbridge is 272.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 366.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sturbridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.61% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sturbridge

73
Property Crimes
738.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 property crimes in Sturbridge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sturbridge is 738.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 135.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sturbridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.93% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sturbridge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worcester, MA 206,575 4,689 2,269.9 1,667.2 602.7
Webster, MA 17,651 331 1,875.2 1,184.1 691.2
Oxford, MA 13,316 131 983.8 743.5 240.3
Spencer, MA 11,953 76 635.8 527.1 108.8
Putnam, CT 9,244 102 1,103.4 973.6 129.8
Warren, MA 4,969 24 483.0 301.9 181.1
Holland, MA 2,585 6 232.1 154.7 77.4
East Brookfield, MA 2,208 19 860.5 362.3 498.2

Sturbridge SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
7
Amenities
5
Education
9
Commute
2
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