Topsfield, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Topsfield, MA Summary

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

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Topsfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 425.5 total crimes per 100K people in Topsfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Topsfield is -81.69% below the national average.
  • Topsfield ranks #78 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Topsfield ranks #1,526 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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Topsfield Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Topsfield is 425.5 per 100,000 people. That's -81.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.76% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Topsfield
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 425.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 60.8 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 60.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 3 45.6 149.7 269.8
Larceny 19 288.7 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 30.4 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 24 364.7 1,053.2 1,954.4

Topsfield 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 Topsfield

4
Violent Crimes
60.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Topsfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Topsfield is 60.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,645.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Topsfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.56% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.32% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Topsfield

24
Property Crimes
364.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 property crimes in Topsfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Topsfield is 364.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 274.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Topsfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.37% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Topsfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 117,044 3,097 2,646.0 2,240.2 405.8
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
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Beverly, MA 42,441 249 586.7 485.4 101.3
Andover, MA 36,631 226 617.0 499.6 117.4
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6
Danvers, MA 27,887 384 1,377.0 1,183.3 193.6
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0

Topsfield SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
6
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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