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Gloucester, MA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Gloucester has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Gloucester is 1 in 124. How does Gloucester fare compared to other communities in Massachusetts of all population sizes? Gloucester's crime rate is lower than approximately 40% of Massachusetts communities. It is for these reasons that Gloucester is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Gloucester has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Gloucester is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Gloucester does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Gloucester.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Gloucester occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Gloucester; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 409. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Gloucester is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Gloucester than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 178.

Gloucester Crime Data

total Crime Index

57

(100 is safest)


Safer than 57% of U.S. cities.

Gloucester Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

73

168

241

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.45

5.63

8.08

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.45
3.22
National Median: 4
    Gloucester
    Massachusetts

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 409

in Gloucester

1 in 311

in Massachusetts

Gloucester Violent Crimes

Population: 29,836
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 14 5 54
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.47 0.17 1.81

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.63
10.7
National Median: 20
    Gloucester
    Massachusetts

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 178

in Gloucester

1 in 93

in Massachusetts

Property Crimes

Population: 29,836
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 29 124 15
Rate per 1,000 0.97 4.16 0.50

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Gloucester Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
9
19
National Median: 27.0
    Gloucester
    Massachusetts