Westfield, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westfield, MA Summary

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

  • There were 456 total crimes committed in Westfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,120.6 total crimes per 100K people in Westfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Westfield is -51.78% below the national average.
  • Westfield ranks #234 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Westfield ranks #4,137 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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Westfield Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westfield is 1,120.6 per 100,000 people. That's -51.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.72% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westfield
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 456 1,120.6 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 5 12.3 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 69 169.6 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 92 226.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 30 73.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 291 715.1 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 105.7 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 364 894.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Westfield 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 Westfield

92
Violent Crimes
226.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 92 violent crimes in Westfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westfield is 226.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 442.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.79% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westfield

364
Property Crimes
894.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 364 property crimes in Westfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westfield is 894.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.06% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MA 155,046 5,011 3,231.9 2,369.6 862.3
Chicopee, MA 55,265 1,333 2,412.0 1,867.4 544.6
Holyoke, MA 37,945 1,775 4,677.8 3,718.5 959.3
Longmeadow, MA 15,734 105 667.3 578.4 89.0
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0

Westfield SnackAbility

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Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
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