Barnstable County, MA Crime

Barnstable, MA County has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Barnstable is 15.1, compared to 22.7 across the United States. Property crime in Barnstable is also lower than the national average with a rate of 21.6, compared to 35.4 in the US as a whole. This shows that Barnstable is generally a safe place to live and work and those living there can have some peace of mind when it comes to safety.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Barnstable County violent crime is 15.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Barnstable County property crime is 21.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Barnstable, Massachusetts does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Barnstable Town, MA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000		0	46.4	52.8		2736.2	608	1893.8	234.4
2001	572.3	0	37.5	70.8	464.1	3019.9	847.1	1912.7	260.2
2002	692	6.2	57.8	74.4	553.6	2701.8	921.3	1534.7	245.8
2003	679	2	83.8	55.2	537.9	2347.7	799.6	1360	188.1
2004	584.3	2.1	51.3	57.4	473.6	2646.7	951.3	1472	223.5
2005	714.8	4.1	70.2	51.6	588.8	2557.7	886.3	1495.8	175.6
2006	685.9	2.1	68.6	66.5	548.7	2743.5	1055.8	1506.9	180.8
2007	635.8	4.2	35.9	52.8	542.9	2644.6	927.3	1514.5	202.8
2008	777.8	2.1	81.5	85.7	608.4	3424.8	940.9	2310.4	173.5
2009	768.1	4.2	47.9	108.2	607.8	2755.9	999.1	1646.5	110.3
2010	778.5	0	63.6	100.9	614	2905.8	938.6	1826.8	140.4
2011	666.4	2.2	61.6	70.4	532.2	2810.8	791.8	1880.4	138.6
2012	621	2.2	48.3	63.6	506.9	2784.7	829.5	1858.7	96.6
2013	673.6	0	40.1	66.9	566.5	2656.3	644.6	1862.3	149.4
2014	625	0	42.6	62.7	519.7	2419.2	499.5	1776.4	143.4
2015	925.8	4.5	51.8	56.3	813.2	1986.8	380.7	1502.5	103.6
2016	452.5	2.3	36.4	34.1	379.8	1616.9	302.5	1268.9	45.5
2017	446.3	2.3	40.8	29.5	373.8	1239.2	179	1010.4	49.8
2018	377.1	2.3	45.4	18.2	311.3	1049.6	193.1	824.7	31.8
2019	404.3	4.5	50	31.8	318	965.2	138.5	794.9	31.8

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Barnstable Town, MA	404.3	965.2	45,570	3	2019
Yarmouth, MA	416.0	992.4	22,901	5	2019
Dennis CDP, MA	640.6	1,412.1	13,976	7	2019
Sandwich, MA	199.8	484.6	20,511	8	2019
Mashpee, MA	276.7	943.7	14,122	10	2019
Harwich, MA	182.9	856.3	12,381	13	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Plymouth, MA	326.9	975.9	58,705	21	2019
New Bedford, MA	663.8	2,248.1	95,107	32	2019
Fall River, MA	867.9	1,205.8	89,220	40	2019
Taunton, MA	380.5	605.0	56,670	42	2019
Brockton, MA	820.7	1,944.7	96,016	45	2019
Weymouth Town, MA	294.2	799.6	53,400	48	2019

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