Wellesley, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wellesley, MA Summary

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

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Wellesley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 436.9 total crimes per 100K people in Wellesley.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellesley is -81.20% below the national average.
  • Wellesley ranks #81 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Wellesley ranks #1,561 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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Wellesley Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wellesley is 436.9 per 100,000 people. That's -81.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.92% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellesley
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 436.9 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 1 3.2 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 41.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 19 60.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 15 47.8 149.7 269.8
Larceny 101 322.1 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 6.4 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 118 376.3 1,053.2 1,954.4

Wellesley 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 Wellesley

19
Violent Crimes
60.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Wellesley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellesley is 60.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,650.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellesley each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.38% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellesley

118
Property Crimes
376.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 118 property crimes in Wellesley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellesley is 376.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 265.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wellesley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.27% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wellesley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Framingham, MA 70,716 1,191 1,684.2 1,400.0 284.2
Waltham, MA 63,525 444 698.9 549.4 149.5
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5
Dedham, MA 25,324 191 754.2 568.6 185.6
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0

Wellesley SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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