Woburn, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Woburn, MA Summary

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

  • There were 448 total crimes committed in Woburn the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,080.5 total crimes per 100K people in Woburn.
  • The overall crime rate in Woburn is -53.51% below the national average.
  • Woburn ranks #228 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Woburn ranks #4,014 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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Woburn Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Woburn is 1,080.5 per 100,000 people. That's -53.51% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.67% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Woburn
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 448 1,080.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 6 14.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 110.9 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 59 142.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 35 84.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 312 752.5 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 42 101.3 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 389 938.2 1,053.2 1,954.4

Woburn 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 Woburn

59
Violent Crimes
142.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Woburn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Woburn is 142.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 702.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Woburn each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.52% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.92% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Woburn

389
Property Crimes
938.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 389 property crimes in Woburn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Woburn is 938.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Woburn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.91% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Woburn

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
Medford, MA 64,122 717 1,118.2 943.5 174.7
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
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6
Wakefield, MA 27,263 161 590.5 440.2 150.4
Burlington, MA 25,783 461 1,788.0 1,652.3 135.7
Reading, MA 25,018 151 603.6 587.6 16.0

Woburn SnackAbility

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