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.