Essex County, MA Crime

Essex, MA County has a lower than average rate of violent crime compared to the US average. Violent crime in Essex is 14, while the US average is 22.7. Property crime in Essex is 19.8, which is also lower than the national average of 35.4. This indicates that Essex county has a relatively safe environment with respect to both violent and property crimes compared to other areas in the US.

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

Essex County violent crime is 14.0. (The US average is 22.7)

Essex County property crime is 19.8. (The US average is 35.4)

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

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

Middleton, MA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2003	0	0	0	0	0	1240.2	11.4	1183.3	45.5
2004	11.2	0	11.2	0	0	625	11.2	580.4	33.5
2005	77.1	0	0	11	66.1	1310.3	77.1	1145.1	88.1
2006	128.6	0	0	0	128.6	761.1	0	739.6	21.4
2007	83.7	0	0	0	83.7	857.6	0	826.2	31.4
2009	134.5	0	10.3	0	124.2	1107.4	0	1055.7	51.7
2010	75.4	0	0	0	75.4	872.5	64.6	807.8	0
2011	110.6	0	0	0	110.6	1106	33.2	1061.7	11.1
2012	153.3	0	0	0	153.3	898.1	32.9	843.4	21.9
2013	117.1	0	0	0	117.1	798.4	42.6	745.2	10.6
2015	123.3	0	10.3	0	113	790.9	51.4	719	20.5
2016	81.2	0	20.3	0	60.9	548.1	30.5	507.5	10.2
2017	153.2	10.2	0	0	143	684.5	40.9	572.1	71.5
2018	170.2	0	0	0	170.2	480.4	60.1	400.4	20
2019	49.4	0	0	0	49.4	405.4	29.7	346.1	29.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Middleton, MA	49.4	405.4	9,788	1	2019
Topsfield, MA	75.3	150.5	6,604	3	2019
Danvers, MA	141.0	1,290.5	28,168	4	2019
Boxford, MA	0.0	155.7	8,019	4	2019
North Reading, MA	102.0	382.5	15,780	6	2019
Wenham, MA	0.0	151.1	4,495	6	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Jersey City, NJ	522.7	1,903.9	233,242	206	2019
Newark, NJ	619.0	1,641.0	278,906	210	2019
Buffalo, NY	990.7	3,245.4	257,446	399	2019
Virginia Beach, VA	129.4	1,760.7	442,784	484	2019
Pittsburgh, PA	578.8	3,016.1	308,609	488	2018
Cleveland, OH	1,516.6	4,467.2	397,106	554	2019

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