Webster, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Webster, MA Summary

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

  • There were 257 total crimes committed in Webster in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,437.7 total crimes per 100K people in Webster.
  • The overall crime rate in Webster is -32.16% below the national average.
  • Webster ranks #274 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Webster ranks #5,859 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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Webster Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Webster is 1,437.7 per 100,000 people. That's -32.16% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 0.76% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Webster
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 257 1,437.7 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 3 16.8 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 101 565.0 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 114 637.7 314.7 359.0
Burglary 19 106.3 130.3 229.0
Larceny 106 593.0 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 100.7 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 143 800.0 1,112.1 1,760.0

Webster 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 Webster

114
Violent Crimes
637.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 114 violent crimes in Webster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Webster is 637.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Webster each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.64% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.65% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Webster

143
Property Crimes
800.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Webster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Webster is 800.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Webster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.55% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.07% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Webster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woonsocket, RI 43,776 828 1,891.4 1,500.8 390.6
Milford, MA 30,799 366 1,188.4 902.6 285.7
Oxford, MA 13,549 122 900.4 664.3 236.2
Putnam, CT 9,345 85 909.6 791.9 117.7

Webster SnackAbility

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